Lankwitz

Lankwitz
Quarter of Berlin
Evangelical Dreifaltigkeitskirche
Lankwitz
Location of Lankwitz in Steglitz-Zehlendorf and Berlin
Coordinates: 52°26′00″N 13°21′00″E / 52.43333°N 13.35000°E / 52.43333; 13.35000Coordinates: 52°26′00″N 13°21′00″E / 52.43333°N 13.35000°E / 52.43333; 13.35000
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Founded	1239
Area
• Total	6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Population (2008-06-30)
• Total	40,385
• Density	5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	(nr. 0603) 12247, 12249
Vehicle registration	B

Lankwitz is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the borough (Bezirk) of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Steglitz.

History

The locality was first mentioned in 1239 with the name of Lankowice.^[1] Autonomous Prussian municipality of the former Teltow district, Lankwitz was incorporated into Berlin in 1920, with the "Greater Berlin Act".

Geography

Lankwitz is situated in the southern suburb of Berlin, close the borders with the Brandenburg. It borders with the localities of Steglitz, Lichterfelde, Mariendorf, Marienfelde (both in Tempelhof-Schöneberg district) and, in a short point represented by a bridge over the Teltowkanal, with Tempelhof.^[2] The Teltowkanal also remarks the boundary between Lankwitz and Steglitz.

Transport

The locality is served by S-Bahn at the rail station of Lankwitz (line S25). The S2 only crosses the quarter and remarks its border with Mariendorf. Lankwitz is also served by numerous bus lines.

Photogallery

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  Northern entrance of Lankwitz station

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  Chapel of "Luther-Friedhof" cemetery

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  View of the "Campus Lankwitz" of the Free University of Berlin

Personalities

• Martin Benrath (1926–2000)
• Mithat Demirel (b. 1978)
• Marianne Rosenberg (b. 1955)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lankwitz.

• (German) Lankwitz official website
• (German) Lankwitz page on www.berlin.de
• View of the coat of arms of Lankwitz

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