Beelitz

Beelitz () is a historic town in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is chiefly known for its cultivation of white asparagus (Beelitzer Spargel).

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_coa: DE-BB 12-0-69-017 Beelitz COA.png
German location.image_plan: Beelitz in PM.png
German location.state: Brandenburg
German location.district: Potsdam-Mittelmark
German location.elevation: 40
German location.area: 181.3
German location.postal_code: 14547
German location.area_code: 033204
German location.licence: PM
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 12 0 69 017
German location.divisions: 12 Ortsteile

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Geography
History
Demography
Beelitz-Heilstätten
In popular culture
International relations
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
People connected to the city
See also
References
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Beelitz () is a historic town in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is chiefly known for its cultivation of white asparagus (Beelitzer Spargel).

==Geography== Beelitz is situated about 18 km (11 mi) south of Potsdam, on the rim of the Zauche glacial sandur plain. The town is surrounded by extended pine woods of the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park.