Rahnsdorf () is a

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(''Ortsteil'') of

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, located in the southeast of the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of

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 popul ...

. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of

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 adopt ...

History

Rahnsdorf was first mentioned in 1375, having been founded as a fishermen's village with its own church. The latter burned down almost completely in 1872 and thus had to be rebuilt thereafter. In 1902, the ''Villenkolonie'' of Wilhelmshagen was built in the east of the village with

Tabor Church Tabor Church (german: Taborkirche) is the church of the Evangelical Tabor Congregation, a member of the Protestant umbrella organisation Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia. The church building is located in Wrangelkie ...

. In 1920, Rahnsdorf was merged into the city of Berlin as a consequence of the "

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" and from 1949 to 1990 it was part of

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Geography

Overview

Located in the south-eastern suburb of Berlin, Rahnsdorf is the easternmost locality of the city. The easternmost point is represented by Springeberg, a ground located in front of Flakensee lake, bordering with Woltersdorf and

Erkner Erkner () is a town in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany, located on the south-eastern edge of the German capital city Berlin. Geography The town is located between the lakes Dämeritzsee, a part of the river Spree, and Flakensee, s ...

, two municipalities of the

Oder-Spree Oder-Spree is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are (from north clockwise) the district Märkisch-Oderland, the district-free city Frankfurt (Oder), Poland, the districts Spree-Neiße and Dahme-Spreewal ...

district,

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. Similar to an

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it is linked to Berliner mainland with a road (''Woltersdorfer Landstraße'') forming a strip, as in

Steinstücken Steinstücken (, literally "Stone Pieces"), a small settlement with approximately 200 inhabitants, is the southernmost territory of the Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, belonging to Wannsee. From the division of Germany in 1949 until a conn ...

. The other municipality bordering with Rahnsdorf is

Schöneiche Schöneiche is a municipality in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated directly at the edge to Berlin/ Friedrichshagen and next to Rüdersdorf and Woltersdorf, Brandenburg on the eastern edge of the German capital Berlin. ...

, also part of Oder-Spree. Another peculiarity of Rahnsdorfer borders with Brandenburg is represented by ''Landjägerallee'', a road parallel to the railway that forms a thin and long strip belonging to Erkner surrounded by Berliner territory. The localities of Treptow-Köpenick bordering with Rahnsdorf are

Friedrichshagen Friedrichshagen () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick. History The colony of ''Friedrichsgnade'' was founded on May 29, 1753 ...

and

Müggelheim Müggelheim () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick. History The village was founded on June 1, 1747, by 20 families from Odernh ...

. Surrounded by a big portion of the ''

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'' (city forest), Rahnsdorf counts two lakes in its territory: the eastern portion of

Müggelsee The Müggelsee (), also known as the Großer Müggelsee, is a natural lake in the eastern suburbs of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It is the largest of the Berlin lakes by area, with an area of , a length of The lake is in the Berlin d ...

(Berlin's largest lake by surface area), and the western one of

Dämeritzsee The Dämeritzsee () is a lake located in Brandenburg and Berlin, Germany. At an elevation of , its surface area is . It is located partly in the municipality of Erkner (Oder-Spree district) and part in Rahnsdorf, a Berliner locality in Treptow-Köp ...

. Between the Müggelspree river, an affluent of the

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representing the border shared with Müggelheim, and the old town, it is located Neu-Venedig (New

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), a residential settlement so named because it is crossed by numerous artificial canals.Infos at Neu-Venedig official site
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Subdivisions

Rahnsdorf counts five zones (''Ortslagen''): * Rahnsdorf (Rahnsdorfer Muehle) * Alt-Rahnsdorf * Hessenwinkel * Neu-Venedig * Wilhelmshagen

Transport

As urban railways, the locality is served by ''

S-Bahn The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban- suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble co ...

'' line S3, at the stations of

Rahnsdorf Rahnsdorf () is a locality (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin, Germany, located in the southeast of the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick. History Rahnsdorf was first mentioned in 1 ...

and Wilhelmshagen. It is also served by the tramway lines 61 and 87. The second, not operated by BVG and separated from the citizen network, connects Rahnsdorf station to Woltersdorf. Another separated line ( 88) crosses a little portion of the locality without stops. Rahnsdorf counts also two ferry lines, F23 and F24, running over Müggelspree, at Müggelwerderweg and Kruggasse.

Personalities

*Karl Hillert (1927–2004), sculptor, painter, graphic designer

Photogallery

File:Strandbad Mueggelsee.JPG, The ''Strandbad Rahnsdorf'' on Müggelsee File:Dorfkirche Rahnsdorf 01.jpg, Village church File:Triglawbruecke vom Wasser.JPG, The Triglawbrücke bridge at Hessenwinkel File:Woltersdorf tram in Rahnsdorf 02.jpg, The Woltersdorfer Tram (Line 87) at Rahnsdorf (2013)

References

External links

Rahnsdorf page on www.berlin.de
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