Velten is a town in the Oberhavel district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 10 km southwest of Oranienburg, and 24 km northwest of Berlin.

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Velten
Town
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Location of Velten within Oberhavel district
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Coordinates: 52°41′N 13°11′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Ines Hübner[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	23.39 km2 (9.03 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	12,424
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16727
Dialling codes	03304
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.Velten.de

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In 1905 Velten had 38 stove factories that delivered 100,000 tiled stoves to Berlin, making Velten Germany's biggest stove-manufacturer.

• Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)
• Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

• Erna Gersinski (1896-1964), resistance fighter against Nazism, lived in Velten.
• Martin Männel (born 1988), soccer goalkeeper, played between his eighth and fourteenth year at SC Oberhavel Velten.
• Emma Ihrer (1857–1911), trade unionist, lived from 1887 to 1894 in Velten