Baumschulenweg

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Baumschulenweg
Quarter of Berlin
Panorama of the church "Zum Vaterhaus"
Baumschulenweg
Coordinates: 52°27′54″N 13°29′10″E / 52.46500°N 13.48611°E / 52.46500; 13.48611Coordinates: 52°27′54″N 13°29′10″E / 52.46500°N 13.48611°E / 52.46500; 13.48611
Country Germany
State Berlin
City Berlin
Borough Treptow-Köpenick
Founded 1823
Area
 • Total 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population (2008-06-30)
 • Total 16,780
 • Density 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes (nr. 0903) 12437
Vehicle registration B

Baumschulenweg is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow. Its name means road (weg) of the plant nurseries (Baumschulen). It was named after the Späth nursery.

History

The village was first settled around 1823 and in 1920, as part of the former municipality of Treptow, it merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act". In 1945 it became an autonomous locality separated from Alt-Treptow. From 1961 to 1989 Baumschulenweg was crossed by the Berlin Wall due to its position on East Berlin partially bounded by West Berlin.[1] In Sonnenallee it was located a checkpoint to Neukölln.[2]

Geography

Overview

Baumschulenweg is located in south-east Berlin and is crossed by the river Spree and the canals of Britz and Teltow. It borders with Plänterwald, Oberschöneweide, Niederschöneweide, Johannisthal, Neukölln, Britz and Rudow. The boundaries with this 3 Ortsteile of Neukölln district are almost totally remarked by the two canals.

Subdivision

Baumschulenweg counts 1 zone (Ortslage):

  • Späthsfelde

The area, divided by the Zweigkanal and linked by the bridge Baumschulenbrücke to the centre of Baumschulenweg, is the southern and the biggest one.

Transport

Baumschulenweg is served by the S-Bahn lines S45, S46, S47, S8, S85 and S9 at the homonymous railway station. It counts also the ferry line F11 [3] to Oberschöneweide over the Spree and is crossed, in Späthsfelde borders, by the motorway A113. The exits serving the locality are "Späthstraße" (n.2) and "Johannisthaler Chaussee" (n.3).

Personalities

  • Alwin Gerisch (1857–1922), politician
  • Franz Späth (1839–1913), botanist

Photogallery

References

  1. ↑ (German) Historical infos about Baumschulenweg
  2. ↑ The former border crossing at Sonnenallee on www.berlin.de
  3. ↑ (German) F11 line on BVG website

External links

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