Lankwitz () is a

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locality (''Ortsteil'') within the

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(''Bezirk'') of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Steglitz.

History

The locality was first mentioned in 1239 with the name of ''Lankowice''. Autonomous

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n municipality of the former

Teltow Teltow [] is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Geography Teltow is part of the agglomeration of Berlin. The distance to the Berlin city centre is , while the distance to Potsdam is . The Teltow Canal links the ...

district, Lankwitz was incorporated into Berlin in 1920 as part of the district Steglitz, with the " Greater Berlin Act".

Geography

Lankwitz is situated in the southern suburb of Berlin, close to the borders with the

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. It borders with the localities of Steglitz, Lichterfelde,

Mariendorf Mariendorf () is a locality in the southern Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough of Berlin. Geography Mariendorf is situated between the localities of Tempelhof in the north and Marienfelde and Lichtenrade in the south. To the west it shares a border w ...

Marienfelde Marienfelde () is a locality in southwest Berlin, Germany, part of the Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough. The former village, incorporated according to the Greater Berlin Act of 1920, today is a mixed industrial and residential area. Geography The ...

(both in

Tempelhof-Schöneberg Tempelhof-Schöneberg () is the seventh borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Tempelhof and Schöneberg. Situated in the south of the city it shares borders with the boroughs of Mitte and Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in ...

district) and, in a short point represented by a bridge over the

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, with

Tempelhof Tempelhof () is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg. It is the location of the former Tempelhof Airport, one of the earliest commercial airports in the world. The former airport and surroundings are now a park called ...

.Source: "

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StadtAtlas - Berlin-Potsdam". ed. 2007 - p. 196 - The Teltowkanal also remarks the boundary between Lankwitz and Steglitz.

Transport

The locality is served by ''

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'' at the rail station of Lankwitz (lines S25 and S26). The S2 only crosses the quarter and remarks its border with Mariendorf. Lankwitz is also served by numerous bus lines.

Photogallery

File:Berlin metro station Lankwitz.jpg, Northern entrance of Lankwitz station File:Luther Friedhof Lankwitz 007.jpg, Chapel of " Luther-Friedhof" cemetery File:Berlin FU GEO CAMPUS.jpg, View of the "Campus Lankwitz" of the

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File:Gemeindepark Lankwitz 1 April 2020.jpg, The ''Gemeindepark'' recreational area in April 2020

Organisations

The following organisations are based in Lankwitz: * Berliner Synchron (post-production dubbing company) * Mater Dolorosa (Berlin-Lankwitz) (Roman Catholic parish) * Stiftung Mater Dolorosa Berlin-Lankwitz (Foundation)

Buildings

The following buildings are located in Lankwitz: * Lankwitz station

Personalities

Martin Benrath Martin Benrath (9 November 1926 – 31 January 2000) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1954 and 2000. Partial filmography * ' (1954), as Michael Godeysen * '' The Angel with the Flaming Sword'' (1954), as J ...

(1926–2000) *

Mithat Demirel Mithat Demirel (born 10 May 1978) is a German former professional basketball player of Turkish descent. He played for Erdemir SK of the Turkish Premier Basketball League before retiring. Formerly a member of Scafati Basket Scafati Basket, kno ...

(b. 1978) *

Heinz Henschel Heinz Henschel (27 January 1920 – 21 October 2006) was a German ice hockey player, sports administrator, and banker. He played for 24 seasons and won two German championships as a member of the Berliner Schlittschuhclub. He later became a bank ...

(1920–2006), German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, and IIHF Hall of Fame inductee *

Marianne Rosenberg Marianne Rosenberg (born 10 March 1955) is a German Schlager music singer and songwriter. Personal background Rosenberg is of Roma and Sinti background. Her father, Otto, an Auschwitz death camp survivor, was an activist on Roma and Sinti ...

(b. 1955) *Peter M. Gresshoff (b. 1948) Professor of Molecular Genetics, legume nodulation expert (now retired in Brisbane Australia). formerly student in Kastanien-Schule (Lichterfelde) and Schulfarm Insel Scharfenberg).

References

External links

Lankwitz official website

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