Havel

Havel

The Havel ( ) is a river in north-eastern Germany, flowing through the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a right tributary of the Elbe river and 325 km (202 miles) in length. However the direct distance from its source to its mouth is only 69 km (43 miles)

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    The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning—in other words, of absurdity—the more energetically meaning is sought.
    —Václav Havel (b. 1936)

    True enough, the country is calm. Calm as a morgue or a grave, would you not say?
    —Václav Havel (b. 1936)

    Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance.
    —Václav Havel (b. 1936)