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 The Späth (often spelt ''Spaeth'') family created one of the world's most notable plant nurseries of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The nursery had been founded in 1720 by Christoph Späth but removed to the erstwhile district of Baumschulen ...
.
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
The Greater Berlin Act (german: Groß-Berlin-Gesetz), officially Law Regarding the Creation of the New Municipality of Berlin (german: Gesetz über die Bildung einer neuen Stadtgemeinde Berlin), was a law passed by the Prussian state government i ...
". In 1945 it became an autonomous locality separated from
Alt-Treptow. From 1961 to 1989 Baumschulenweg was crossed by the
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (german: Berliner Mauer, ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and East Germany (GDR). Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the government ...
due to its position on
East Berlin
East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as ...
partially bounded by
West Berlin.
Sonnenallee once featured a
checkpoint
Checkpoint may refer to:
Places
* Border checkpoint, a place on the land border between two states where travellers and/or goods are inspected
* Security checkpoint, erected and enforced within contiguous areas under military or paramilitary co ...
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
Oberschöneweide (, literally ''Upper Schöneweide'') is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. It is, with Niederschöneweide (''Lower Schöneweide''), part of the geographic area of Schönew ...
,
Niederschöneweide,
Johannisthal,
Neukölln
Neukölln () is one of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is located in the southeastern part from the city centre towards Berlin Schönefeld Airport. It was part of the former American sector under the Four-Power occupation of the city. It featu ...
,
Britz and
Rudow. The boundaries with this 3 ''Ortsteile'' of
Neukölln
Neukölln () is one of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is located in the southeastern part from the city centre towards Berlin Schönefeld Airport. It was part of the former American sector under the Four-Power occupation of the city. It featu ...
district are almost totally remarked by the two
canals.
Subdivision
Baumschulenweg counts 1 zone (''Ortslage''):
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Späthsfelde
The area, divided by the ''Zweigkanal'' and linked by the bridge ''Baumschulenbrücke'' to the centre of Baumschulenweg, is the southern and the biggest one.
Transport
Baumschulenweg is served by the ''
S-Bahn'' lines
S45,
S46,
S47,
S8,
S85 and
S9 at the
homonymous railway station. It counts also the
ferry line F11
F11 line on BVG website
/ref> to Oberschöneweide over the Spree and is crossed, in Späthsfelde borders, by the motorway A113. The exits serving the locality are "Späthstraße" (n.2) and "Johannisthaler Chaussee" (n.3).
Personalities
* Alwin Gerisch (1857–1922), politician
* Franz Späth (1839–1913), botanist
Photogallery
File:Herrenhaus Späth1.JPG, Franz Späth's villa in the "Späth-Arboretum
The Späth-Arboretum (3.5 hectares) is an arboretum now maintained by the Humboldt University of Berlin. It is located at Späthstraße 80/81, Berlin, Germany, and open several days per week in the warmer months.
About
The arboretum was beg ...
"
File:Berlin - church 'Zum Vaterhaus' 2 (aka).jpg, Church " Zum Vaterhaus"
File:Bahnhof Berlin-Baumschulenweg 01.jpg, Berlin-Baumschulenweg ''S-Bahn'' station
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S02347, Berlin, Teltowkanal, Baumschulenbrücke, Ruine.jpg, The ''Baumschulenbrücke'' in 1950
References
External links
Baumschulenweg page on www.berlin.de
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