Lichtenrade
Lichtenrade | |
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Coordinates: 52°24′00″N 13°24′00″E / 52.40000°N 13.40000°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Berlin |
City | Berlin |
Borough | Tempelhof-Schöneberg |
Founded | 1375 |
Area | |
• Total | 10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 52,110 |
• Density | 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | (nr. 0706) 12305, 12307, 12309 |
Vehicle registration | B |
Lichtenrade (German: borough (Bezirk) of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Tempelhof.
History
The locality was first mentioned in 1375, named Lichtenrode. Autonomous
prisoners of war from Ukraine were interned in the camp. During the Cold War it was a part of West Berlin bordering with East Germany. Its long boundary with Brandenburg was surrounded by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989.[3]
Geography
Located in the southern suburb of Berlin, it is one of the southernmost areas of the city, largely bounded by the Brandenburger municipalities of Schönefeld (Dahme-Spreewald district), Blankenfelde-Mahlow and Großbeeren (both in Teltow-Fläming district). It borders with the Berliner localities of Marienfelde, Mariendorf and Buckow (this one in the district of Neukölln).
Transportation
Lichtenrade is served by the Lichtenrade. The locality is also crossed, from north to south, by the federal highway B96.
Photogallery
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The formermalthouse
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Village church
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The sculpture "Mutter Erde" [4] by Heinrich Mißfeldt
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Gymnasium Carl Zeiss
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Panoramic view
Personalities
- Christian Fiedler (b. 1975), former football player
- mayor of Berlin[5]
References
- ^ "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2021.
- ^ List of subcamps of Sachsenhausen on www.jewishgen.org
- ^ (in German) Detailed history of Lichtenrade on "Kirchgemeinde Lichtenrade" portal
- ^ Meaning "Mother Earth"
- ^ (in German) Biography of Kalus Wowereit
Literature
- Barbara Gehrts: "Nie wieder ein Wort davon?". Union Verlag, ISBN 3-423-07813-8
External links
Media related to Lichtenrade at Wikimedia Commons