History
In earlier Greek or Latin sources, such as Tacitus' Germania, the name of the river was also written as Habola, Habula, Havela. The river name Havel is related to German Haff, habe, hafen, MHG Hafen meaning port, harbor).
The Slavic people who later moved into the Havel river area were referred to in German sources as Heveller (occasionally as Havolane).
Among others, there are four important bridges, in Spandau, in Potsdam, in Brandenburg and in a western suburb of that town; and Berlin has a large number of bridges.
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