Plänterwald () is a German
locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of
Treptow-Köpenick
Treptow-Köpenick () is the ninth Boroughs of Berlin, borough of Berlin, Germany, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Treptow and Köpenick.
The borough was formerly part of East Berlin. Overview
Among ...
. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of
Treptow
Treptow () was a former borough in the southeast of Berlin. It merged with Köpenick to form Treptow-Köpenick in 2001.
Geography
The district was composed by the localities of Alt-Treptow, Plänterwald, Baumschulenweg, Niederschönewei ...
and the site of its former
town hall
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.
History
The name Plänterwald derives from the
German
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* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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word ''Plenterwald'', referring to a timber forest. The 89 hectares of the forest were first economically used in 1760, and in 1969 the northern side became part of the
Spreepark (better known as ''Cultural Park Plänterwald'' ). In 1920, as part of the former municipality of Treptow, it merged into Berlin with the "
Greater Berlin Act
The Greater Berlin Act (), officially Law Regarding the Creation of the New Municipality of Berlin (), was a law passed by the Prussian state government in 1920, which greatly expanded the size of the Prussian and German capital of Berlin.
Hist ...
". Crossed by the "
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (, ) was a guarded concrete Separation barrier, barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and the East Germany, German Democratic Republic (GDR; East Germany). Construction of the B ...
" on its borders with
Neukölln
Neukölln (), officially abbreviated Neuk, is one of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is located south-east of Berlin's center and stretches from the inner city southward to the border with Brandenburg, encompassing the eponymous quarter of Neu ...
from 1961 to 1989, the locality became autonomous in 1997, separated from
Alt-Treptow and
Baumschulenweg.
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Geography
Located in south-east Berlin and crossed by the river Spree, Plänterwald borders with the localities of Alt-Treptow, Oberschöneweide (separated by the Spree), Baumschulenweg and Neukölln
Neukölln (), officially abbreviated Neuk, is one of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is located south-east of Berlin's center and stretches from the inner city southward to the border with Brandenburg, encompassing the eponymous quarter of Neu ...
. The Spree also divides it from the peninsula of Stralau (a zone of Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain () is a quarter (''Ortsteil'') of the borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany. From its creation in 1920 until 2001, it was a freestanding Boroughs of Berlin, city borough. Formerly part of East Berlin, it is adjace ...
, in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg () is the second Boroughs of Berlin, borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former East Berlin borough of Friedrichshain and the former West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg. The historic Oberbaum Bridge, formerly ...
district) and Rummelsburg
Rummelsburg () is a subdivision or neighborhood (''Ortsteil'') of the Boroughs and neighborhoods of Berlin, borough (''Bezirk'') of Lichtenberg, Berlin, Lichtenberg of the German capital, Berlin.
History
Rummelsburg was founded in 1669. On 30 Jan ...
(in Lichtenberg Lichtenberg may refer to:
Places
* Lichtenberg, Austria
* Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France
* Lichtenberg, Bavaria, Germany
* Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany
* Lichtenberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
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).
Spreepark
Within Plänterwald is Spreepark, an abandoned amusement park, which operated from October 1969 until 2001.
The owner of Spreepark, Norbert Witte, went bankrupt and left Germany rather abruptly. He took several of the park's rides including the Jet Star and Fun Express with him to Peru where he was to open a small park called Lunapark at Jockey Plaza in Lima, Peru. Some of the rides were damaged in transit and then followed by legal discussions of who would pay for the damages.
Transport
The locality is served by the ''S-Bahn
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'' lines S8, S85 and S9 at the homonymous railway station. It is also served by several bus lines.
Photogallery
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-T1027-0311, Berlin, Rathaus Treptow.jpg, Treptow town hall in 1978
File:Mahnmal für die Treptower Maueropfer.jpg, Monument to 15 victims from Treptow, killed at the Berlin Wall
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-72353-0001, Berlin, Treptow, Gaststätte "Eierhäuschen".jpg, The '' Eierhäuschen'' in 1960
File:Berlin Spreepark UAV 04-2017 img1.jpg, Abandoned Spreepark
References
External links
Plänterwald page on www.berlin.de
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