Johannisthal () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within 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 pop ...

. 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 Bath may refer to: * Bathing, immersion in a fluid ** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body ** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe * Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities Pla ...

), becoming ''Bad Johannisthal''. From 1905 to 1906 the

town hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually ho ...

was built, and in 1920 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 ...

" merged the town into Berlin. As part of

East Berlin East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as West Berlin. From 13 August 1961 ...

bordering

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 ...

(

West Berlin West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under ...

), its limits were 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 governme ...

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 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 ...

, Niederschöneweide,

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. H ...

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 ...

and Rudow (this one in

district). Its urban park is the Königsheide.

Subdivision

Johannisthal is subdivided into 7 zones (''Ortslagen''): * Alt-Johannisthal (Winckelmannstraße) * Eisenbahnsiedlung (Friedrich-List-Straße, Hagedornstraße) * Flugplatz-Siedlung (close to

Johannisthal Air Field The Johannisthal Air Field, located southeast of central Berlin, between Johannisthal and Adlershof, was Germany's first commercial airfield. It opened on 26 September 1909, a few weeks after the world's first airfield at Rheims, France. Ov ...

) * Johannisthal-Süd (Springbornstraße) * Kleinhaussiedlung (Am Alten Fenn) * Komponisten-Viertel (Fielitzstraße) * Schliemann-Siedlung (Eisenhutweg)

Transport

Germany's first airport, located between Johannisthal and

, the "

", was opened on September 26, 1909Infos on the official website
/ref> and officially closed in 1995. The locality is served by the ''

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 ...

'' lines S45, S46, S47, S8, S85 and S9 at the stations of Schöneweide and Johannisthal, located at its eastern borders. It is also served by the tramway lines M17, 21, 27, 67 and mainly the 63, that ends in the middle of the quarter. Johannisthal is crossed at its southern limits by the motorway A113. It is served by the exits n.4 ("Stubenrauchstraße") and n.5 ("

").

Notable people

* Angelika Barbe (b. 1951) * Amelie Beese (1886–1925) * Luigi Colani (b. 1928) * Heinrich Deiters (1887–1966) * Ludwig Deiters (b. 1921) * Friedrich Ebert Jr. (1894–1979), politician (SPD, SED) * Horst Gibtner (1940–2006) * Bernhard Grzimek (1909–1987) *

Gregor Gysi Gregor Florian Gysi (; born 16 January 1948) is a German attorney, former president of the Party of the European Left and a prominent politician of The Left (''Die Linke'') political party. He belonged to the reformist wing of the governing So ...

(b. 1948), politician (SED, PDS, Die Linke) *

Klaus Gysi Klaus Gysi (3 March 1912 – 6 March 1999) was a journalist and publisher and a member of the French Resistance against the Nazis. After World War II, he became a politician in the German Democratic Republic, serving in the government as Minister o ...

(1912–1999) * Helene Kirsch (1906-1999), politician (KPD) * Fritz Klein (born 1924) * Karin Ugowski (born 1943), German film and stage actress, voice actress, narrator and film producer * Claudia Uhle (born 1976) * Dieter Zechlin (born 1926)

References

External links

Johannisthal page on www.berlin.de
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