
Müggelheim () is a German
locality (''Ortsteil'') within the
Berlin
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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
Rhineland-Palatinate
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. By 1920 it was still an autonomous municipality, the lesser-populated one (186 inhabitants) merging into the
German
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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
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 square ...
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,
Oder-Spree
Oder-Spree is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are (from north clockwise) the district Märkisch-Oderland, the district-free city Frankfurt (Oder), Poland, the districts Spree-Neiße and Dahme-Spreew ...
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''):
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Krampenburg
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Ludwigshöhe
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Siedlung Schönhorst
Transport
The locality has no urban rail service: the nearest ''
S-Bahn
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'' 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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Localities of Berlin
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