Halensee () is a ''locality'' (''Ortsteil'') of

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

in the

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

(''Bezirk'') of

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf () is the fourth borough of Berlin, formed in an administrative reform with effect from 1 January 2001, by merging the former boroughs of Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf. Overview Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf covers the w ...

. Halensee was established as a villa and tenement settlement in about 1880, in the suburb of

Wilmersdorf Wilmersdorf (), an inner-city locality of Berlin, lies south-west of the central city. Formerly a borough by itself, Wilmersdorf became part of the new borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform. History The vi ...

, which became part of Greater Berlin in 1920. In 2004, Halensee became its own ''Ortsteil''. With an area of 1.27 km² it is the smallest Ortsteil in Berlin after

Hansaviertel The Hansaviertel () is the smallest ''Ortsteil'' (district) of Berlin and is between Großer Tiergarten and the Spree River, within the central Mitte borough of Berlin. The district was almost completely destroyed during World War II but was reb ...

History

Halensee was the site of the German shooting championship in 1921. On 26 September, one Jannich won the competition firing an

Ortgies semi-automatic pistol The Ortgies 7.65 mm pistol was a hammerless semi-automatic pistol that was produced in Germany in the years immediately after World War I, first by its inventor Heinrich Ortgies and then by Deutsche Werke. Inexpensive, but of good qual ...

Geography

The locality, the smallest of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district, is situated in its centre and borders with

Charlottenburg Charlottenburg () is a Boroughs and localities of Berlin, locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Established as a German town law, town in 1705 and named after Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort of Kingdom ...

Schmargendorf Schmargendorf () is a south-western locality (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin in the district (''Bezirk'') of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Until 2001 it was part of the former district of Wilmersdorf. Geography Schmargendorf borders with the localities o ...

Grunewald Grunewald is the name of both a locality and a forest in Germany: * Grunewald (forest) * Grunewald (locality) Grünewald may refer to: * Grünewald (surname) * Grünewald, Germany, a municipality in Brandenburg, Germany * Grünewald (Luxembourg), ...

and Westend. It is bounded by the

Bundesautobahn 100 is an Autobahn in Germany. The A 100 partially encloses the city centre of the German capital Berlin, running from the Wedding district of the Berlin- Mitte borough in a southwestern arc through Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and Tempelhof-Sch ...

''(Stadtring)'' in the west and the ''Cicerostraße'', a branch-off of the

Kurfürstendamm The Kurfürstendamm (; colloquially ''Ku'damm'', ; en, Prince Elector Embankment) is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin. The street takes its name from the former ''Kurfürsten'' (prince-electors) of Brandenburg. The broad, long boulevar ...

in the east. The locality is named after the small , which however is part of the neighbouring Grunewald locality.

Transport

Halensee is served at

Berlin-Halensee station Halensee is a station in the Halensee (former Wilmersdorf) district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn lines , and . Position It is located at the prosaic western end of the Kurfürstendamm, one of Berlin's most famous and important bouleva ...

and Berlin-Hohenzollerndamm station by the

Berlin S-Bahn The Berlin S-Bahn () is a rapid transit railway system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It has been in operation under this name since December 1930, having been previously called the special tariff area ''Berliner Stadt-, Ring ...

lines S4 (the circular ''

Ringbahn The Ringbahn (German for circle railway) is a long circle route around Berlin's inner city area, on the Berlin S-Bahn network. Its course is made up of a double-tracked S-Bahn ring and a parallel freight ring. The S-Bahn lines S41 and S42 prov ...

'') and S46.

Education

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''Halensee-Grundschule'', a primary school, is in Halensee.Halensee-Grundschule
." City of Berlin. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "Halensee-Grundschule Joachim-Friedrich-Str. 35-36 10711 Berlin–Wilmersdorf" The ''Japanische Ergänzungsschule in

e.V.'' (ベルリン日本語補習授業校 ''Berurin Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō''), a weekend Japanese supplementary school, is held at ''Halensee-Grundschule''.2014 年度
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Archive
. ''Japanische Erganzungsschule in Berlin''. Retrieved on February 14, 2015. "Japanische Ergänzungsschule in Berlin e.V. c/o Halensee - Grundschule Joachim - Friedrich - Str. 35/36 10711 Berlin"

Photo gallery

File:HalenseeHenriettenplatz.jpg, Old and new architecture at Henriettenplatz File:Berlin Kurfürstendamm 119 120 02.jpg, Office Building Kurfürstendamm File:Halensee BHF Hohenzollerndamm.jpg, Berlin Hohenzollerndamm station File:Halensee Westfälische Straße-001.JPG, Westfälische Straße File:Halensee Kurfürstendamm 143.JPG, Kurfürstendamm-Center

References

External links

{{Authority control Localities of Berlin * 1880 establishments in Germany