Berlin-Kaulsdorf
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Kaulsdorf is a locality within the borough Marzahn-Hellersdorf of Berlin. It became a part of Greater Berlin in 1920. Kaulsdorf has, as of 2006, a population of 18,822 and encompasses an area of 8,7 km².
The village was first mentioned as Caulstorp in a 1347 deed of gift by margrave Louis I of Brandenburg to the Kaland monastic brotherhood in Bernau. During the Thirty Year's War it was completely devastated by armed conflicts and epidemics.
[edit] Buildings
The village church dates back to the 14th century, its Romanesque apse may be preserved from a predecessing building. The steeple was attached in 1875 and today houses a small museum.
For the Modern Catholic church St. Martin built in 1929-1930, Charles Crodel from 1942 to 1946 created 26 windows and nine round windows as well as a mosaic wall and an enamel work for the altar.
[edit] Transportation
Kaulsdorf is served by the S-Bahn train line S5 at the station Wuhletal and Kaulsdorf as well as by the U-Bahn line U5 at the stations Wuhletal and Kaulsdorf-Nord.
[edit] External links
The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berlin-Kaulsdorf.- http://www.kaulsdorf.net – Website for and about Berlin-Kaulsdorf
- http://www.marzahn-hellersdorf.net/
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