Schmöckwitz () is a German
locality
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(''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
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 ado ...
.
History
The locality was founded in 1375 with the name of Smekewitz. In 1920 it merged into the city of 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 ...
" and from 1949 to 1990 it was part of
East Berlin
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Geography
Overview
Located in south-eastern suburb of the city, Schmöckwitz represents the southernmost locality of Berlin, with its southernmost point at , a little peninsula between the lakes of
Zeuthener See (on
Dahme river) and
Großer Zug which represents, also with the lakes and , the borders of Schmöckwitz with
Brandenburg
Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg, is a States of Germany, state in northeastern Germany. Brandenburg borders Poland and the states of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It is the List of Ger ...
. The bordering municipalities are
Gosen-Neu Zittau (in
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-Spreewal ...
district),
Königs Wusterhausen
Königs Wusterhausen (; , ) is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district of the state of Brandenburg in Germany a few kilometers outside Berlin.
Geography
Geographical location
Königs Wusterhausen – locally known as "KW" () or "KWh" ()– lie ...
(with the civil parishes of and ),
Eichwalde
Eichwalde is a municipality of the Dahme-Spreewald district in Brandenburg, Germany, situated at the southeastern Berlin city limits. With 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi) it is the smallest Brandenburg municipality by area, while its population density i ...
(also with ) and
Zeuthen
Zeuthen is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.
Geography
It is located near the southeastern Berlin city limits on the western shore of the Dahme (river), Dahme River and the Zeu ...
; all of them in
Dahme-Spreewald
Dahme-Spreewald (, ) is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Oder-Spree, Spree-Neiße, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Elbe-Elster and Teltow-Fläming, and by the city of Berlin.
History
Th ...
district. The bordering localities within Berlin are
Müggelheim
Müggelheim () 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 village was founded on June 1, 1747, by 20 families from Odern ...
and
Grünau. The first is separated by the lakes
Seddinsee and
Langer See (Lake Langer), the second by a portion of the .
The zone of is crossed by the
Oder-Spree Canal. Some islets belong to the locality: is on Langer See; , (both in front of the village), , , , and on
Seddinsee; on
Zeuthener See.
Subdivision
Schmöckwitz counts 4 zones (''Ortslagen''):
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Transport
The locality is crossed by the south-eastern branch of ''
S-Bahn
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'' rail, by the lines
S46 and
S8, with the nearest station at
Eichwalde
Eichwalde is a municipality of the Dahme-Spreewald district in Brandenburg, Germany, situated at the southeastern Berlin city limits. With 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi) it is the smallest Brandenburg municipality by area, while its population density i ...
, in Brandenburg. It is also served by the
tram line 68, which ends in the middle of the village and passes through Karolinenhof. It is also served by the
ferry line F21 (from to Seeblick
[Ferry line 21]
on BVG official site])). The
Bus transport in Berlin, bus lines serving the quarter are the 168 and 733.
Photogallery
File:Berlin-schmoeckwitz-ortseinfahrt.jpg, Village's entrance
File:Berlin-schmoeckwitz-seddinsee.jpg, Seddinsee
File:Berlin-schmoeckwitz-nachsueden.jpg, Zeuthener See
File:Uferbahn-schmoeckwitz.jpg, Tram 68 at the end station "Alt-Schmöckwitz"
References
External links
Schmöckwitz page on www.berlin.de
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Localities of Berlin
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Populated places established in the 1370s