Wannsee
Wannsee | |
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Coordinates: 52°25′00″N 13°09′00″E / 52.41667°N 13.15000°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Berlin |
City | Berlin |
Borough | Steglitz-Zehlendorf |
Founded | 1870 |
Subdivisions | 5 zones |
Area | |
• Total | 23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 10,126 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | (nr. 0607) 14109 |
Vehicle registration | B |
Wannsee (German pronunciation:
Geography
Overview
At the western rim of the Wannsee locality the Glienicke Bridge connects it with the city of Potsdam. The late neoclassical Glienicke Palace as well as the Pfaueninsel are nearby. Since 1990 these palaces and parks have formed part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The locality is centred on the ancient village of
Großer and Kleiner Wannsee
Wannsee lake is a bathing and recreation spot for western Berlin. The Strandbad Wannsee, an open-air lido with one of the longest inland beaches in Europe and a nudist area, was built in 1929–1930 after a concept by architect Richard Ermisch. Situated on the eastern shore of the lake it is officially part of the Nikolassee locality.
History
The history of Wannsee as an attractive suburb of Berlin began when "Great Elector" Frederick William of Brandenburg ordered the construction of a hunting lodge, the Jagdschloss Glienicke. The castle remained the hunting lodge of the Hohenzollern family for generations, and was rebuilt and expanded several times. Today, the castle houses an institute for social education.
In 1793, the Prussian king Frederick William II, a descendant of Frederick William, acquired the island Pfaueninsel (German: "Peacock Island") in the Havel river and had the Pfaueninsel castle built for himself and his mistress Wilhelmine Enke in 1794–1797. Jagdschloss Glienicke and Pfaueninsel castle are both part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin.
On 21 November 1811, German writer Heinrich von Kleist shot himself on the shore of the Kleiner Wannsee and, at her bidding, his lover, Henriette Vogel. A memorial marks the site.
Nikolskoe, consisting of the church, a cottage, a school and a cemetery, was established from 1813 to 1837 at the suggestion by a Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, the daughter of King Frederick William III of Prussia. Her brother Prince Carl, constructor of Glienicke Palace, was buried in the church after his death. Today the church is especially popular for weddings and the cottage is housing a restaurant.
The Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee, the second oldest yacht club in Germany, was established in October 1867 on a small wooden shack by River Havel. In 1877 it moved to its present location at the edge of the lake.
In 1909, Max Liebermann, head of the Berlin Secession, had a villa built at the western shore of the Wannsee. His widow was forced to sell it to the Deutsche Reichspost in 1940. Today, the property is a museum in honor of the painter. Especially worth seeing is the garden, which was a popular Liebermann motif.
In 1928, a large
On 20 January 1942, senior Nazi officials met at the
Transport
Wannsee is served by the
Education
The
The American Academy in Berlin is located on Lake Wannsee.
People
- Philipp Franck, painter
- Götz George, actor, childhood in Wannsee
- Otto Erich Hartleben, writer
- Max Liebermann, painter
- Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, resistance fighter, Tristanstraße 8–10
- Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, resistance fighter
- Arthur Scherbius, inventor, lived from 1924–1929 in Wannsee
- Arnold von Siemens (1853-1918), entrepreneur
- Hermann von Siemens (1885-1986), entrepreneur
See also
- Liebermann-Villa
- Isted Lion of Berlin
- Wannsee Conference
- American Academy in Berlin
References
- ^ "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2021.
- ^ Bennhold, Katrin (January 20, 2022). "80 Years Ago the Nazis Planned the 'Final Solution.' It Took 90 Minutes". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Home page. Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin. Retrieved on 2 January 2014
External links
- 1936 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 817–36.
- Special Exhibit – The Residential Villa Areas in Wannsee, 1870 – 1945
- Nixdorf, B.; et al. (2004), "Großer Wannsee", Dokumentation von Zustand und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Seen Deutschlands (in German), Berlin: Umweltbundesamt, p. 16