Citizenship test Brandenburg: the state questions

Red eagle, Potsdam, Prignitz: the ten Brandenburg questions with answers and English translation, plus a mock exam with questions about this state.

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If you sit the citizenship test in Brandenburg, three questions will be about Brandenburg. The coat of arms shows a red eagle on white, and the state flag is red and white. The capital is Potsdam; the other options are Cottbus, Frankfurt an der Oder and the town of Brandenburg an der Havel, which shares the state’s name and is misleading for exactly that reason. The state parliament is elected for five years, and you can vote in municipal elections from 16. Prignitz is the correct district. On the map Brandenburg is the area in the east on the Polish border, surrounding Berlin. The head of government is the Minister-President, and Brandenburg has no foreign ministry either. Information comes from the state agency for civic education. With these answers the three state questions are safe.

The ten Brandenburg questions

The correct answer is marked, with our translation; picture questions are described in words.

  1. Brandenburg 1 Welches Wappen gehört zum Bundesland Brandenburg?Which coat of arms belongs to the state of Brandenburg?

    Shown as a picture in the test; described in words here.

    1. roter Adler auf Weiß (red eagle on white) (correct answer)
    2. rotes Kreuz, weißes Rad und goldener Löwe auf Schwarz (red cross, white wheel and golden lion on black)
    3. vier Felder: weißer Löwe auf Blau, rotes Kreuz, rot-weißer Schrägbalken, goldener Löwe auf Schwarz (four fields: white lion on blue, red cross, red and white diagonal bar, golden lion on black)
    4. drei schwarze Löwen übereinander auf Gold (three black lions one above the other on gold)

  2. Brandenburg 2 Welches ist ein Landkreis in Brandenburg?Which is a district (Landkreis) in Brandenburg?

    1. Prignitz (Prignitz) (correct answer)
    2. Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (Rhein-Sieg-Kreis)
    3. Vogtlandkreis (Vogtlandkreis)
    4. Amberg-Sulzbach (Amberg-Sulzbach)

  3. Brandenburg 3 Für wie viele Jahre wird der Landtag in Brandenburg gewählt?For how many years is the state parliament of Brandenburg elected?

    1. 3 (3)
    2. 4 (4)
    3. 5 (5) (correct answer)
    4. 6 (6)

  4. Brandenburg 4 Ab welchem Alter darf man in Brandenburg bei Kommunalwahlen wählen?From what age may you vote in municipal elections in Brandenburg?

    1. 14 (14)
    2. 16 (16) (correct answer)
    3. 18 (18)
    4. 20 (20)

  5. Brandenburg 5 Welche Farben hat die Landesflagge von Brandenburg?What colours does the state flag of Brandenburg have?

    1. blau-weiß-rot (blue, white and red)
    2. rot-weiß (red and white) (correct answer)
    3. grün-weiß-rot (green, white and red)
    4. schwarz-gelb (black and yellow)

  6. Brandenburg 6 Wo können Sie sich in Brandenburg über politische Themen informieren?Where can you find information on political topics in Brandenburg?

    1. bei den Kirchen (at the churches)
    2. beim Ordnungsamt der Gemeinde (at the municipal public order office)
    3. bei der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (at the state agency for civic education (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung)) (correct answer)
    4. bei der Verbraucherzentrale (at the consumer advice centre)

  7. Brandenburg 7 Die Landeshauptstadt von Brandenburg heißt …The state capital of Brandenburg is …

    1. Potsdam. (Potsdam.) (correct answer)
    2. Cottbus. (Cottbus.)
    3. Brandenburg. (Brandenburg.)
    4. Frankfurt/Oder. (Frankfurt (Oder).)

  8. Brandenburg 8 Welches Bundesland ist Brandenburg?Which federal state is Brandenburg?

    Shown as a picture in the test; described in words here.

    1. große Fläche im Nordwesten (large area in the north-west)
    2. Fläche in der Mitte des Ostens (area in the middle of the east)
    3. Fläche im Nordosten an der Ostsee (area in the north-east on the Baltic)
    4. Fläche im Osten an der Grenze zu Polen (area in the east on the border with Poland) (correct answer)

  9. Brandenburg 9 Wie nennt man die Regierungschefin/den Regierungschef in Brandenburg?What is the head of government of Brandenburg called?

    1. Erste Ministerin/Erster Minister (First Minister)
    2. Premierministerin/Premierminister (Prime Minister)
    3. Bürgermeisterin/Bürgermeister (mayor)
    4. Ministerpräsidentin/Ministerpräsident (Minister-President (Ministerpräsident)) (correct answer)

  10. Brandenburg 10 Welche Ministerin/welchen Minister hat Brandenburg nicht?Which minister does Brandenburg not have?

    1. Justizministerin/Justizminister (justice minister)
    2. Außenministerin/Außenminister (foreign minister) (correct answer)
    3. Finanzministerin/Finanzminister (finance minister)
    4. Innenministerin/Innenminister (interior minister)

Behind the answers

The red eagle is the traditional heraldic animal of the March of Brandenburg. In the exam it appears next to other arms with animals, such as the Berlin bear or the striped Hessian lion. Remember: eagle, red, on white, and the flag repeats these colours.

The capital question has its own trap. The town of Brandenburg an der Havel gave the state its name, but government and parliament sit in Potsdam, close to Berlin. Cottbus and Frankfurt an der Oder are larger towns in the south and east, but neither is the capital.

For the map, picture a ring: Brandenburg wraps around Berlin and reaches the Oder river, the border with Poland, in the east. The Prignitz district lies in the north-west of the state; Vogtlandkreis, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis and Amberg-Sulzbach belong to Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria.

After the test

The test is one of several conditions for applying in Brandenburg. The tool works out when the others are met:

Earliest application

Earliest application

January 2027

Deadline (s. 10 StAG: 5 years’ residence)January 2027
Length of residencefrom January 2027
Residence titlemet
Livelihoodmet
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The 300 general questions are in the question catalogue; to book, see booking the citizenship test.

Common questions

Is the town of Brandenburg the capital of the state of Brandenburg?

No. The capital is Potsdam. The town of Brandenburg an der Havel shares the name and is one of the options in the test, but the state parliament and government are not there. Cottbus and Frankfurt an der Oder are also wrong. The answer to tick is Potsdam.

What colours is the Brandenburg flag in the citizenship test?

Red and white. The other options are blue, white and red; green, white and red; and black and yellow. The colours match the coat of arms, a red eagle on a white background. Note the order the catalogue gives; for Berlin it is the other way round, white and red.

Which district is in Brandenburg?

Prignitz. The other options are the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Vogtlandkreis in Saxony and Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria. Prignitz lies in north-western Brandenburg between the Elbe and Mecklenburg. If you know the three others, only this answer remains, even without a map.

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