Brandenburg Historical Commission

The Brandenburg Historical Commission (Brandenburgische Historische Kommission e.V., BrHiKo) is the official historical commission of the German federal state of Brandenburg. Founded on 20 November 1996, it is organized as a registered association (eingetragener Verein) and has its office at the Historical Institute of the University of Potsdam, specifically at the Chair of Modern History. Its establishment made Brandenburg the last of Germany's sixteen federal states to receive a historical commission. The Commission's mission is the "research and presentation of Brandenburg regional history" and the "promotion of regional historical work between the Elbe and Oder" rivers. It publishes its findings in various publication series, often in cooperation with academic publishers. Its chairman is Klaus Neitmann, who served as director of the Brandenburg Main State Archive from 1993 to 2020, and its managing director is Vinzenz Czech, a research associate at the Historical Institute of the University of Potsdam. BrHiKo engages in a range of scholarly and public-facing activities. It organizes the annual "Tag der Brandenburgischen Orts- und Landesgeschichte" (Day of Brandenburg Local and Regional History), which has been held since at least 2006 and brings together local historians and the public. In 2021 it launched the "Berlin-Brandenburgisches Künstlerlexikon" (Berlin-Brandenburg Artists' Lexicon), an online long-term project that already contains biographies of 80 artists. Since May 2023, a "Beratungsstelle für ehrenamtliche Geschichtsarbeit in Brandenburg" (Advisory Office for Voluntary Historical Work in Brandenburg) has been established at BrHiKo, funded by the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture, to support volunteer local historians and chroniclers. The Commission also publishes numerous books, including the series "Brandenburgische Erinnerungsorte" (Brandenburg Places of Memory), the "Brandenburgischer Historischer Städteatlas" (Brandenburg Historical City Atlas), and individual volumes such as "Eberswalde: Eine Stadtgeschichte" (2025).

The Brandenburg Historical Commission (Brandenburgische Historische Kommission, BrHiKo) was founded on 20 November 1996 as the historical commission for the German federal state of Brandenburg. Its creation filled a gap: Brandenburg was the last of the sixteen German federal states to establish such a commission. The commission was organized as a registered association (eingetragener Verein) and located at the Historical Institute of the University of Potsdam, at the Chair of Modern History. From its inception, the commission's purpose has been the research and presentation of Brandenburg regional history and the promotion of historical work between the Elbe and Oder rivers. It publishes its findings in various scholarly series. Over the years, it has produced numerous volumes, including the "Brandenburgische Erinnerungsorte" (Brandenburg Places of Memory) series, the "Brandenburgischer Historischer Städteatlas" (Brandenburg Historical City Atlas), and individual publications such as "Eberswalde: Eine Stadtgeschichte" (2025). A key recurring event is the "Tag der Brandenburgischen Orts- und Landesgeschichte" (Day of Brandenburg Local and Regional History), which has been held annually since at least 2006. This conference brings together local historians, chroniclers, and the public. In 2021, the commission launched the "Berlin-Brandenburgisches Künstlerlexikon" (Berlin-Brandenburg Artists' Lexicon), an online long-term project that already includes biographies of 80 artists. In May 2023, with funding from the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture, it established the "Beratungsstelle für ehrenamtliche Geschichtsarbeit in Brandenburg" (Advisory Office for Voluntary Historical Work in Brandenburg) to support volunteer local historians and chroniclers. The commission continues to be active in research, publication, and public engagement.

• Brandenburg Historical Commission founded as a registered association.

• First recorded Tag der Brandenburgischen Orts- und Landesgeschichte (Day of Brandenburg Local and Regional History).

• Launch of the Berlin-Brandenburgisches Künstlerlexikon online project.

• Establishment of the Beratungsstelle für ehrenamtliche Geschichtsarbeit in Brandenburg.

• Publication of Eberswalde: Eine Stadtgeschichte (Einzelveröffentlichungen Bd. 27).

Academic and public history institution for the German state of Brandenburg

• Berlin-Brandenburgisches Künstlerlexikon

• Brandenburgische Erinnerungsorte

• Brandenburgischer Historischer Städteatlas

• Eberswalde: Eine Stadtgeschichte

1. 1BrHiKo – Brandenburgische Historische Kommission e.V.brhiko.de
2. 2Eberswalde Eine Stadtgeschichte – BrHiKobrhiko.de
3. 3Veranstaltungen – BrHiKobrhiko.de
4. 4Tage der brandenburgischen Orts- und Landesgeschichte – BrHiKobrhiko.de
5. 5Brandenburgische Historische Kommission – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
6. 6Brandenburg historical commission – Wikidatawikidata.org