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

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History

The name Plänterwald derives from the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

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.Historical infos about Plänterwald
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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

. 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 * Lichtenberg (Lausitz), Saxony, Germany * Lichte ...

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 ''

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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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