Schmöckwitz () is a German

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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 East Berlin (; ) was the partially recognised capital city, capital of East Germany (GDR) from 1949 to 1990. From 1945, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet occupation sector of Berlin. The American, British, and French se ...

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''): * * * *

Transport

The locality is crossed by the south-eastern branch of ''

S-Bahn The S-Bahn ( , ), , is a hybrid urban rail, urban–suburban rail system serving a metropolitan region predominantly in German language, German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit syst ...

'' rail, by the lines S46 and S8, with the nearest station at

, 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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmockwitz Localities of Berlin * Populated places established in the 1370s