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Treptow An Der Rega
Treptow () was a former borough in the southeast of Berlin. It merged with Köpenick to form Treptow-Köpenick in 2001. Geography The district was composed by the localities of Alt-Treptow, Plänterwald, Baumschulenweg, Niederschöneweide, Johannisthal, Adlershof, Altglienicke and Bohnsdorf. Photo gallery File:TwinTowers BerlinTreptow.jpg, Twin Towers building in Treptow File:Allianzberlin.jpg, ''Treptowers'' compound in Treptow File:Treptow Spree sunbathing.jpg, People sunbathing along the Spree River in Treptow See also *Alt-Treptow Alt-Treptow (, literally ''Old Treptow'') is a German locality in the borough of Treptow-Köpenick in Berlin. Known also as Treptow it was, until 2001, the main and the eponymous locality of the former Treptow borough. History The locality, first ... External links * * Former boroughs of Berlin Treptow-Köpenick {{Berlin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trzebiatów
Trzebiatów (pronounced ; ; formerly german: Treptow an der Rega) is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 10,119 inhabitants (2016). Trzebiatów is located on the Rega River in the north-western part of Poland, roughly 9 kilometers south of the Baltic coast. Trzebiatów obtained town rights in 1277 under Pomeranian rulers who had invited German settlers to populate the area. It was part of the Duchy of Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. In 1416, the town became part of the Hanseatic League, then served as an important trade post and developed architecturally, with a typical Brick Gothic-style influence. It had trading connections with larger Hanseatic cities such as Danzig (Gdańsk), Lübeck and Hamburg. From 1648 the town was part of Brandenburg-Prussia, the later Kingdom of Prussia. After World War II the town became part of Poland. The German population was expelled and the town was resettled with Poles. It escaped destruction during the war and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treptow-Köpenick
Treptow-Köpenick () is the ninth borough of Berlin, Germany, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Treptow and Köpenick. Overview Among Berlin's boroughs it is the largest by area with the lowest population density. The Johannisthal Air Field, Germany's first airfield, was located in Treptow-Köpenick, between Johannisthal and Adlershof. Treptower Park, a popular place for recreation and a tourist destination, is also located in the borough. The park features the sprawling Soviet War Memorial, a war memorial to the Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in 1945. Subdivisions Treptow-Köpenick is divided into 15 localities: *Alt-Treptow *Plänterwald * Baumschulenweg * Johannisthal *Niederschöneweide *Altglienicke *Adlershof *Bohnsdorf *Oberschöneweide *Köpenick *Friedrichshagen *Rahnsdorf * Grünau *Müggelheim *Schmöckwitz Politics District council The governing body of Treptow-Köpenick is the district council ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treptowers
The Treptowers is a complex of buildings with a distinctive high-rise in the Alt-Treptow district of Berlin, Germany. Completed in 1998, the complex is located on the Spree River. The name "Treptowers" is a portmanteau word from Treptow and the English word "tower". Genesis and architecture The Treptowers complex consists of four buildings and is the result of an architectural competition held in 1993 and won by the architect Gerhard Spangenberg. The detailed planning and building was carried out by a partnership of architects Schweger and Reichel + Stauth from Brunswick. Roland Ernst joined Urban GmbH & Co. as project developer and overseer of construction. The final construction cost totaled 500 million euros. The buildings were constructed on the site of a former electrical appliance factory complex, which was built in 1926 by AEG. After World War II, the plant was expropriated by VEB Elektro-Apparate-Werke Berlin-Treptow, a state-owned company in the German Democratic Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohnsdorf
Bohnsdorf () is a district in the borough Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin, Germany. It is located in the south-east of the city. History The locality was first mentioned in 1375 with the name of ''Benistorp''. Geography Position The locality is situated in the southeastern suburb of Berlin and borders with Altglienicke, Grünau, and with the municipality of Schönefeld, in the Brandenburg district of Dahme-Spreewald. Close to the village lies Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Previously when the airport was known as Berlin Schönefeld Airport before Brandenburg's construction the former runway 07L/25R ended near Bohnsdorf. Trivia Bohnsdorf gained some notoriety for its unsolvable traffic problems with the Bohnsdorfer Kreisel. Parts Bohnsdorf is not divided into zones. Parts of Bohnsdorf are (no subdivision) *Falkenberg (north part) * Falkenhorst (south-east part) Personalities * Max Buntzel * Emil Rudolf Greulich * Fritz Kühn Fritz Kühn (29 April 1910 - 31 July 1967) was an Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altglienicke
Altglienicke (, literally ''Old Glienicke'') is a locality (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin in the borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow. History The village of ''Glinik'' was first mentioned in 1375. The Berlin Wall cut through Altglienicke (in East Berlin) and Rudow (in West Berlin) from 1961 until 1990. It was also the location for a joint American and British intelligence operation, Operation Gold. Geography Position The locality is situated in the south-western side of Treptow-Köpenick. It borders with Rudow (in Neukölln), Johannisthal, Adlershof, Grünau, Bohnsdorf and the municipality of Schönefeld, in the Dahme-Spreewald district of Brandenburg. Subdivision Altglienicke counts 1 zone (''Ortslage''): * Falkenberg Transportation Altglienicke is served by the Berliner S-Bahn lines S45 and S9, with the stations of Altglienicke and Grünbergallee. Close to the locality is the BER Airport - Terminal 5 station, by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adlershof
Adlershof (, literally "Eagle's Court") is a locality (') in the borough (') Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin, Germany. Adlershof is home to the new City of Science, Technology and Media ( WISTA), located on the southwestern edge of the locality. History A part of the area known today as the "City of Science, Technology and Media", was once known as the Johannisthal Air Field. Germany's first motorized aircraft took off from here at the beginning of the 20th century. Albatros, Fokker, Rumpler and Wright made Adlershof-Johannisthal famous. In 1912 the German Experimental Institute for Aviation (Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt – DVL) made Adlershof its headquarters. Laboratories, motor test beds, wind tunnels and hangars were erected in the 20s and 30s and are historical landmarks today. World War I Adlershof is particularly well known for a series of competitions between various aviation firms' fighter aircraft designs that were held there starting in 1918. This was the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannisthal (Berlin)
Johannisthal () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow. History The first mention of the locality dates from November 16, 1753. In 1880 it was served by a train station on the '' Berlin-Görlitzer Eisenbahn'' and in 1884 it was awarded by the title of ''Bad'' ( bath), becoming ''Bad Johannisthal''. From 1905 to 1906 the town hall was built, and in 1920 the "Greater Berlin Act" merged the town into Berlin. As part of East Berlin bordering Neukölln (West Berlin), its limits were crossed by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989. Geography Overview Located in the south-eastern side of the city, not too far from the river Spree, Johannisthal borders the localities of Baumschulenweg, Niederschöneweide, Adlershof, Altglienicke and Rudow (this one in Neukölln district). Its urban park is the Königsheide. Subdivision Johannisthal is subdivided into 7 zones (''Ortslagen''): * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederschöneweide
Niederschöneweide (, literally ''Lower Schöneweide'') is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. It is, with Oberschöneweide (''Upper Schöneweide''), part of the geographic quarter of Schöneweide. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow. History First mentioned in 1598 as ''Schöne Weyde'', it became an autonomous municipality in 1850, growing as an industrial town at the end of 19th century. In 1920 it merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act". Between 1949 and 1990 it was part of East Berlin, and new residential complexes were established at Oberspree. All the industries on the territory were converted into ''Volkseigener Betrieb'' (VEB), the state-owned enterprises. In 1994, after German reunification, it started a plan for a redevelopment of many contaminated grounds on many areas, inheritance of the Heavy industry, heavy industrial era. They must be cleared away and detoxified with high costs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baumschulenweg
Baumschulenweg () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow. Its name means road (''weg'') of the plant nurseries (''Baumschulen''). It was named after the Späth nursery. History The village was first settled around 1823 and in 1920, as part of the former municipality of Treptow, it merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act". In 1945 it became an autonomous locality separated from Alt-Treptow. From 1961 to 1989 Baumschulenweg was crossed by the Berlin Wall due to its position on East Berlin partially bounded by West Berlin. Sonnenallee once featured a checkpoint to Neukölln. Geography Overview Baumschulenweg is located in south-east Berlin and is crossed by the river Spree and the canals of Britz and Teltow. It borders with Plänterwald, Oberschöneweide, Niederschöneweide, Johannisthal, Neukölln, Britz and Rudow. The boundaries with this 3 ''Ortsteile'' of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plänterwald
Plänterwald () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow and the site of its former town hall. History The name Plänterwald derives from the German word ''Plenterwald'', referring to a timber forest. The 89 hectares of the forest were first economically used in 1760, and in 1969 the northern side became part of the Spreepark (better known as ''Cultural Park Plänterwald'' ). In 1920, as part of the former municipality of Treptow, it merged into Berlin with the " Greater Berlin Act". Crossed by the " Berlin Wall" on its borders with Neukölln from 1961 to 1989, the locality became autonomous in 1997, separated from Alt-Treptow and Baumschulenweg. Geography Located in south-east Berlin and crossed by the river Spree, Plänterwald borders with the localities of Alt-Treptow, Oberschöneweide (separated by the Spree), Baumschulenweg and Neukölln. The Spree also divid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alt-Treptow
Alt-Treptow (, literally ''Old Treptow'') is a German locality in the borough of Treptow-Köpenick in Berlin. Known also as Treptow it was, until 2001, the main and the eponymous locality of the former Treptow borough. History The locality, first inhabited in 6th century by Slavic peoples, was first mentioned in 1568 with the name of ''Trebow''. It merged into Berlin with the Greater Berlin Act in 1920. From 1961 to 1989 its north and western borders were crossed by the Berlin Wall. From January 1, 2001 the former borough of Treptow, composed also by Plänterwald, Baumschulenweg, Niederschöneweide, Johannisthal, Adlershof, Altglienicke and Bohnsdorf; was disestablished to merge into the new Treptow-Köpenick borough. Geography Alt-Treptow is situ ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Köpenick
Köpenick () is a historic town and locality (''Ortsteil'') in Berlin, situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree in the south-east of the German capital. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially adopting the current spelling in 1931. It is also known for the famous imposter '' Hauptmann von Köpenick''. Prior to its incorporation into Berlin in 1920, Köpenick had been an independent town. It then became a borough of Berlin, and with an area of , Berlin's largest. As a result of Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, the borough of Köpenick was merged with that of Treptow to create the current borough of Treptow-Köpenick. Köpenick is home to the Bundesliga football club 1. FC Union Berlin, who play at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei. Mellowpark, the largest outdoor skatepark in Europe, is located in the town. Geography Overview A large percentage of Köpenick's surface area is made up of pine forests and expanses of water like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
