Glienicke/Nordbahn

Glienicke/Nordbahn
Town Hall
Coat of arms
Glienicke/Nordbahn
Location of Glienicke/Nordbahn within Oberhavel district
Coordinates: 52°37′59″N 13°19′59″E / 52.63306°N 13.33306°E / 52.63306; 13.33306Coordinates: 52°37′59″N 13°19′59″E / 52.63306°N 13.33306°E / 52.63306; 13.33306
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Government
• Mayor	Dr. Hans G. Oberlack (FDP)
Area
• Total	4.60 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	11,357
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16548
Dialling codes	033056
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.glienicke.eu

Glienicke/Nordbahn is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It ls located right north of Berlin.

Landscape

Glienicke/Nordbahn is located on the northern outskirts of Berlin. The addition "Nordbahn" (Northern Railway) is based on the proximity to the 19th century-built railway line Berlin-Stralsund, the Prussian Northern Railway. The town is bordered to the south and west by the district Reinickendorf of Berlin (districts of Frohnau, Hermsdorf and Lübars). North of the city Hohen Neuendorf and east of the town Mühlenbecker Land.. Between 1961 and 1990 was situated at the eastern border of the Berlin Wall. The village is a typical Angerdorf (meadow) of the Mark Brandenburg. The highest point of the village is the "Langeberg" with 55 m.ü.NN.

Situation

From Glienicke there are 10 Miles (17 km) to Oranienburg, 25 Miles (44 km) to Potsdam, 180 Miles (270 km) to Stralsund near the Baltic See, 180 Miles (271 km) to Hamburg and 90 Miles (150 km) to Cottbus.

History

• First mentioned as Glyneck in 1412.
• Devastated during the War of Thirty Years.
• Reestablished from 1670.
• During the Cold War, Glienicke shared its borders with the former West Berlin, and so between 1961 and 1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall.
• After the reunification of Germany, Glienicke developed as a preferred suburb of Berlin.

Demography

After (East) Berlin, Glienicke/Nordbahn is the most densely populated municipality of any type in what was formerly East Germany, ahead of third-place Eichwalde (both are classified as rural municipalities, or Gemeinden), and well ahead of larger municipalities with city ("Stadt") status, such as Leipzig, Halle, and Dresden.

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  Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

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  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.^[3]

Pictures

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  Central Pond.

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  Lutheran Church.

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  Central Pond at Night.

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  Memorial for the local opening of the Berlin Wall on March 3, 1990.

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  Chapel of the Cemetery.^[1]

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  Kindelfließ-rivulet on the southern rim of Glienicke with the remains of the "water wall" that separated Glienicke (GDR) from West-Berlin.

1. ^ http://www.ekg-glienicke.de/dpl6/taxonomy/term/4

Politics

The Council consists of 22 members.

• CDU 5
• SPD 6
• FDP 2
• GBL 6
• Linke 3

(Election: September 28, 2008)

Mayors

• 1990 - 1994 Karin Röpke
• 1994 - 2010 Joachim Bienert
• 2010 - Dr. Hans G. Oberlack

Personalities

• Gustav Bauer, former Chancellor (1919–1920), is buried on the cemetery of the Protestant church of Glienicke.
• Uwe Barschel, former Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, was born in Glienicke.
• Walter Felstenstein, former director of the "Komische Oper", lived in Glienicke.
• Fali Ramadani, its player agent company named Lian Sports have its headquarter in the city

References

External links

• Official site (German)

Towns and municipalities in Oberhavel Birkenwerder Fürstenberg/Havel Glienicke/Nordbahn Gransee Großwoltersdorf Hennigsdorf Hohen Neuendorf Kremmen Leegebruch Liebenwalde Löwenberger Land Mühlenbecker Land Oberkrämer Oranienburg Schönermark Sonnenberg Stechlin Velten Zehdenick