Arriving by Car

Brandenburg an der Havel is best reached by car via the A2. The Brandenburg exit is located approximately exactly between Magdeburg and Berlin. It is possible to drive into the old town area by car, but it is recommended to park it outside. Public parking is available at Nikolaiplatz and in Ziegelstraße.

Location plan and journey planner

Arriving by Rail

Brandenburg an der Havel is located on the main railroad line Berlin - Magdeburg - Hannover. Every half hour you can reach the center of Berlin with the regional express R1 from the main station in about 40 minutes. The Brandenburg train station is within walking distance of the old town.

Journey planning German rail

Railway network "ICE" of the German rail (pdf, 1 MB)

Local Transport
Internet: www.vbbr.de
Route network and timetable VBB live map with the currently running buses and trains in Brandenburg an der Havel.

To get to the conference venue from the train station, take tram 6 in the direction of Hohenstücken Nord, exit Ritterstraße/Museum. Alternatively, you can take bus 522 direction Fontanestraße, exit Ziegelstraße. To get from the conference venue to the train station, choose streetcar 6 direction Hauptbahnhof or bus 522 direction Hauptbahnhof.

Arriving by Plane

Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt BER Airport is located 89 km east of Brandenburg. Flight schedule information and flight connections are provided by the Berlin airport at ber.berlin-airport.de.

If you travel to the conference venue from BER Airport by public transport, take the RB14 train in the direction of Nauen for about 40 minutes and get off at Berlin Zoologischer Garten station. Then take the RegionalExpress of Deutsche Bahn to Brandenburg an der Havel (main station). The journey time with the RegionalExpress is approx. 45 minutes.

Accomodation

Hotel price comparisons can be found at: https://www.trivago.de/

In the vicinity (1 - 2 km) of the conference venue, the State Archaeological Museum in St. Paul's Monastery, there are e.g. the following hotels:

Sorat Hotel (directly opposite the town hall)
Altstädtischer Markt 1
14770 Brandenburg an der Havel
Tel. +49 (0) 3381/59 70

HavelHotel (approx. 1.7 km from the conference venue)
Krakauer Straße 21-23
14776 Brandenburg an der Havel
Tel. +49 (0) 3381/320 70 30

Hotel Brandenburger Dom (approx. 1.5 km from the conference venue)
Burghof 11
14776 Brandenburg an der Havel
Tel. +49 (0) 3381/7943124

Excursion on 30 April

  • 08.30 h departure from Brandenburg - Altstädtischer Markt
  • 09.00 h arrival Stadtkirche Plaue
  • 10.00 h departure from Plaue
  • 10.30 h arrival Bischofsresidenz Ziesar
  • 12.45 h departure from Ziesar
  • 14.00 h arrival Nikolaikirche (as well as Franziskanerklosterkirche)
  • 15.15 h departure Nikolaikirche to Jüterbog station
  • approx. 16.45 h arrival at Berlin Südkreuz station

Sightseeing

Brandenburg an der Havel is known for Gothic brick buildings, including the conference venue, the 15th-century Old Town Hall. Nearby is Brandenburg Cathedral, whose chapel has a Baroque organ and a painted vaulted ceiling. A museum of medieval textiles is also attached there. The late medieval Paulikloster monastery houses the Archaeological State Museum, our cooperation partner. Nearby are also the ruins of the medieval city fortifications. For more information and other attractions, visit the website of the city of Brandenburg.

Conference fee

normal fee

  •  90,00 € day ticket (with booklet on the DFG project, coffee breaks)
  • 130,00 € conference fee (with booklet on the DFG project, coffee breaks, without excursion on 30 April)
  • 25,00 € participation in the excursion through the Mark Brandenburg on 30 April

reduced price (students, interns, members of Historischer Verein Brandenburg and Kulturvereins Brandenburg an der Havel e.V. as well as Stadt Brandenburg)

  • 20,00 € day ticket (with coffee breaks)
  • 30,00 € conference fee (with coffee breaks, without excursion on 30 April)
  • 10,00 € participation in the excursion through the Mark Brandenburg on 30 April

free of charge

  • Speakers, moderators, HAWK students and staff of HAWK, BLDAM and the Domstift


Bank details

Account holder: HAWK Hochschule Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen
IBAN: DE21 2505 0000 0106 0201 34
BIC: NOLADE2HXXX (Nord LB Hannover)
Reason for payment: 73911007 + name of participant