Lichterfelde (Berlin)

Lichterfelde
Quarter of Berlin
"Emisch Haus" in Lichterfelde West
Location of Lichterfelde in Steglitz-Zehlendorf and Berlin
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Coordinates: 52°26′00″N 13°19′00″E / 52.43333°N 13.31667°E / 52.43333; 13.31667
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Founded	1300
Area
• Total	18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	85,793
• Density	4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	12203, 12205, 12207, 12209, 14167
Vehicle registration	B

Lichterfelde (German pronunciation:

Lichterfelde was chosen as the seat of the Prussian Main

In 1920 Lichterfelde became part of

From 1945 to 1994 the Hauptkadettenanstalt was in use as "Andrews Barracks" by the United States Army's Berlin Brigade. Today it belongs to the German Federal Archives, headquartered in Koblenz. Two other kasernes "Roosevelt Barracks" in Gardeschützen-Kaserne (former seat of the Prussian Army's Guards Rifles Battalion) and "McNair Barracks", a former Telefunken manufacturing plant on Goerzallee were nearby.

While Lichterfelde-Ost was in parts badly damaged during

Quarters of Lichterfelde

Lichterfelde West

Lichterfelde West was developed as a settlement of mansions and is one of the wealthiest residential areas of Berlin. It is home to the Berlin Botanical Garden and embassies. The Teltow Canal geographically separates it from the eastern parts of Lichterfelde. Its 19th-century commercial area is centered around the Lichterfelde West railway station, which also serves nearby Free University of Berlin in neighboring Dahlem. Most of the commercial and residential buildings in Lichterfelde West are protected landmarks.

Lichterfelde Ost

Lichterfelde Ost, like Lichterfelde West, was also developed as a settlement of mansions, yet many of the estates were damaged in World War II. The Lichterfelde Ost railway station serves as a hub for regional rail and commuter rail and is surrounded by a large commercial area.

Lichterfelde Süd

Lichterfelde Süd was developed in the 1960s and 1970s and is large made up of suburban housing estates, being a significant architectural deviation from the older mansion settlements. The Otto Lilienthal Memorial Park with the artificial conical hill, from which he started many of his flight attempts, is located in Lichterfelde Süd.

Sights

• Otto Lilienthal monument - the memorial plaque which is located in Schütte-Lanz-Straße 25, Berlin-Lichterfelde, was built in memory of Otto Lilienthal - a German pioneer of human aviation who became known as the Glider King. He was the first person to make successful gliding flights.
• Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
• Lichterfelde Manor - historic manor house of the former village Lichterfelde
• Lichterfelde West - a villa colony from the 19th century
• Lichterfelde village church - Church from the 14th century
• McNair Barracks - former US Army installation in Lichterfelde, today a residential building

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  Gedenktafel Schütte-Lanz-Str 25 (Lichf) Otto Lilienthal
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  Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
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  Lichterfelde Manor (Gutshaus Lichterfelde)
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  Memorial plaque, KZ Aussenlager Lichterfelde, Wismarer Straße 26
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  Telefunken Headquarters, later McNair Barracks
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  Berlin-Lichterfelde West station
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  West Bazar
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  Embassy of Ethiopia

Important people

Sons and daughters of the district

• Maximilian Beyer, Catholic pastor
• Hasso von Boehmer, Lieutenant Colonel in the General Staff, murdered resistance fighter on July 20, 1944
• Bully Buhlan, singer
• Fler, rapper
• Peter Fox, musician
• Götz George, actor
• Peter Huchel, writer
• Rolf Johannesson, Rear Admiral of the German Navy
• Max Kaus, painter and graphic artist
• Julius Posener, architectural historian
• Samra, rapper
• Nils Seethaler, Anthropologist
• Gerd Tellenbach, historian
• Bettina Wegner, songwriter and poet

Celebrities at the Lichterfelde park cemetery

The following personalities were buried in the Parkfriedhof Lichterfelde among many others:

See also

• Berlin-Lichterfelde Ost railway station
• Lichterfelde Süd station
• Berlin-Lichterfelde West station
• Berlin Botanischer Garten station
• Osdorfer Straße station

References