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Müggelheim () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the
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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 po ...
. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of
Köpenick Köpenick () is a historic town and locality (''Ortsteil'') in Berlin, situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree in the south-east of the German capital. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially adop ...
.


History

The village was founded on June 1, 1747, by 20 families from Odernheim am Glan, in
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. By 1920 it was still an autonomous municipality, the lesser-populated one (186 inhabitants) merging into the
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capital with the " Greater Berlin Act".


Geography


Overview

Müggelheim, surrounded by the Berliner Stadtforst, lies in the southeastern suburbs of Berlin, at the borders with the
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municipalities of
Erkner Erkner () is a town in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany, located on the south-eastern edge of the German capital city Berlin. Geography The town is located between the lakes Dämeritzsee, a part of the river Spree, and Flakense ...
and Gosen-Neu Zittau,
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district. It borders on the Berlin localities of
Rahnsdorf Rahnsdorf () is a locality (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin, Germany, located in the southeast of the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick. History Rahnsdorf was first mentioned in ...
,
Köpenick Köpenick () is a historic town and locality (''Ortsteil'') in Berlin, situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree in the south-east of the German capital. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially adop ...
, Grünau and
Schmöckwitz Schmöckwitz () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick. History The locality was founded in 1375 with the name of Smekewitz. In 19 ...
. The lakes Seddinsee and Langer See are the southern borders of the locality, which has within its limits three other lakes, the Große Krampe, a little portion of the Müggelsee (named Kleiner Müggelsee), and the little Bauersee.


Subdivision

Müggelheim has three zones (''Ortslagen''): * Krampenburg * Ludwigshöhe * Siedlung Schönhorst


Transport

The locality has no urban rail service: the nearest ''
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 c ...
'' station is Wilhelmshagen, located in Rahnsdorf. It is served by the bus routes M69 and 369, and by the ferry routes F21 (from Krampenburg to Schmöckwitz), F23 (from Müggelwerderweg to Kruggasse, in Rahnsdorf) and F24 (from Spreewiesen to Kruggasse).


Photogallery

File:Welcome board of Berlin-Müggelheim.JPG, Welcome sign of the locality File:Luftbild bln-schmoeckwitz.jpg, Seddinsee with the village of Schmöckwitz. In the north is the Große Krampe with Krampenburg The little peninsula in front of Schmöckwitz and the Berliner Stadtforst. File:Paddeln-in-berlin-by-RalfR-2.jpg, View of the
Gosen Canal The Gosen Canal (german: Gosener Kanal) is a canal in the eastern suburbs of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It takes its name from the village Gosen, at the southern end of the canal. It is in length and links the Dämeritzsee and Seddinse ...


References


External links


Müggelheim official site


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