Hellersdorf () is a locality in the

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of Marzahn-Hellersdorf in

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. Between 1986 and Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, it was a borough in its own right, consisting of the current area of Hellersdorf as well as Kaulsdorf and Mahlsdorf.

History

Before

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in 1989 it was part of

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. Situated at the eastern part of Berlin, the area is mainly a large

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from the 1980s, made up of '' Plattenbau'' (

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) buildings. The historic village of ''Helwichstorpp'' was first mentioned in a 1375 land registry of Emperor Charles IV, then also

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. The city of Berlin acquired the former Hellersdorf manor in 1886; it was finally incorporated by the 1920

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 ...

as a part of the Lichtenberg borough. During German reunification on October 3, 1990, a small part of Hönow (primarily around the last two stations of U5) was annexed by this borough.

Geography

Subdivision

Hellersdorf is divided into 3 zones (''Ortslagen''): *Hellersdorf-Nord *Hellersdorf-Ost *Hellersdorf-Süd

Transportation

Hellersdorf is served by the U5 line of the

Berlin U-Bahn The Berlin U-Bahn (; short for , "underground railway") is a rapid transit system in Berlin, the capital and largest city of Germany, and a major part of the city's public transport system. Together with the S-Bahn, a network of suburban train li ...

at the stations Kaulsdorf-Nord, Neue Grottkauer Straße, Cottbusser Platz,

Hellersdorf Hellersdorf () is a locality in the borough of Marzahn-Hellersdorf in Berlin. Between 1986 and Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, it was a borough in its own right, consisting of the current area of Hellersdorf as well as Kaulsdorf and Mahlsdo ...

, Louis-Lewin-Straße and

Hönow Hönow () is a village in Brandenburg, Germany, near the border of Berlin. Autonomous municipality until October 2003, it belongs to the municipality of Hoppegarten, in the district of Märkisch-Oderland; and its population is of 9,800 inhabitants ...

References

External links

Hellersdorf page on info-marzahn-hellersdorf.de
Hellersdorf Localities of Berlin Former boroughs of Berlin Populated places established in the 1370s {{Berlin-geo-stub