Mariendorf () is a locality in the southern

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-Kreuzber ...

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Geography

Mariendorf is situated between the localities of

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 ...

in the north and

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 ...

and

Lichtenrade Lichtenrade () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the borough (''Bezirk'') of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Tempelhof. History The locality was first mentioned in 1375, named ''Lichtenrode' ...

in the south. To the west it shares a border with the

Lankwitz Lankwitz () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the borough (''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 ''Lankow ...

locality of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, to the east with

Britz Britz () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Neukölln. History The village of ''Britzig'' was first mentioned in 1273. It was incorporated by the 1920 Greater Berlin Act. It is known for being the site ...

and

Buckow Buckow ( or ) is a town in the Märkisch-Oderland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. The water cure resort is the administrative seat of the ''Amt'' (municipal association) Märkische Schweiz and located in the centre of the eponymous hill rang ...

, parts of the borough of

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 ...

History

Mariendorf was mentioned for the first time in a document of 1348, when it was held by the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Order of Saint John (the ''Johanniterorden''). The ''Johanniter'' sold Mariendorf, together with Tempelhof and Marienfelde, to the city of Berlin and Coelln in 1435. In 1800, Mariendorf had 162 inhabitants. Beginning in 1872, a ''Villenkolonie'' ("mansion colony") was developed in the south end of Mariendorf, and by 1900 the village had 5,764 inhabitants. The ''Trabrennbahn'' (

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track) opened in 1913, and in 1920 Mariendorf became formally amalgamated into the greater city of Berlin. The

Volkspark Mariendorf The Volkspark Mariendorf is a park located in the Mariendorf part of Berlin's borough Tempelhof-Schöneberg, and was built in 1924. It covers approximately 13 hectares. The landscape architect was Ernst A. Harrich. Overview There is a small hil ...

was developed in 1924. At the end of

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, Mariendorf became a part of the American zone of occupation. In 1946, Mariendorf's Eisenacher Straße was the site of a

displaced persons Forced displacement (also forced migration) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced "as a result of persecution, conflict, g ...

´ camp which housed roughly 3,250 persons until 1948. In 1966, an ''U-Bahn'' underground station was constructed to serve the district on line U6.

Main sights

* ''Trabrennbahn'' * Monopoly-routes settlement *

* ''Adlermühle''

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from 1889 * Local history Tempelhof Museum * Grave of

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, militant of the

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at the ''Dreifaltigkeit'' cemetery * Village church from the 13th century

Transportation

Mariendorf is served by the

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stations Westphalweg and Alt-Mariendorf, the southern terminus of the U6 line.

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train service by the S2 line is available at the station ''Attilastraße''.

People

Mario Barth Mario Wolfgang Barth (born 1 November 1972) is a German comedian who mainly deals with the interactions between men and women. Early life Barth was one out of six children born to a family in Berlin-Mariendorf. Raised Catholic, he served as a ...

(born 1972), comedian *

Fritz Kühn Fritz Kühn (29 April 1910 - 31 July 1967) was an East German visual artist whose output included sculpture, metal-artwork and photography. Life Provenance and early years Fritz Kühn was born into a Protestant family in the Mariendorf district ...

(1910-1967), visual artist *

Hans-Jürgen Papier Hans-Jürgen Papier (; born 6 July 1943 in Berlin) is a German scholar of constitutional law and was President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 2002 to 2010. Three years after graduating from law school in 1967 with the fir ...

(born 1942), judge

References

External links

Mariendorf Displaced Persons Camp
at the

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust hi ...

Tempelhof Museum

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