Siemensstadt
Siemensstadt | |
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Quarter of Berlin | |
Rapsstrasse | |
Siemensstadt | |
Location of Siemensstadt in Spandau district and Berlin | |
Coordinates: 52°32′26″N 13°15′47″E / 52.54056°N 13.26306°ECoordinates: 52°32′26″N 13°15′47″E / 52.54056°N 13.26306°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Berlin |
City | Berlin |
Borough | Spandau |
Founded | 1913 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
Population (2008-06-30) | |
• Total | 11,388 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | (nr. 0503) 13629 |
Vehicle registration | B |
Siemensstadt is a locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin in the district (Bezirk) of Spandau.
History
The locality emerged when the company Siemens & Halske (S & H), one of the predecessors of today's Siemens AG, bought land in the area, in order to expand production of S & H and their subsidiary Siemens-Schuckertwerke (SSW) as well. On the initiative of Georg Wilhelm von Siemens S & H started to build new factories in 1899. Soon also residential buildings were erected. The locality was incorporated into Berlin on 1 October 1920 by the Greater Berlin Act.
Geography
Siemensstadt is situated in the eastern side of Spandau district. It borders with Spandau (locality), Haselhorst, Tegel (in Reinickendorf), Charlottenburg-Nord and Westend (both in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf). The Großsiedlung Siemensstadt is situated close to Siemensstadt but in Charlottenburg-Nord.
Transportation
Siemensstadt is served by the Berliner U-Bahn line U7 at the stations of Paulsternstrasse, Rohrdamm and Siemensdamm.
Images
- Siemens-Tower
- Wernerwerk (Werner's Factory)
- Wernerwerk II
- Wernerwerk XV
- Rapsstrasse, northern part
- Rapsstrasse
- Christophorus Church
- Rohrdamm
- Genoveva-Fountain
- Rieppelstrasse
- Rieppel- Ecke Dihlmannstrasse
- Maeckeritzstrasse
See also
External links
Media related to Siemensstadt at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) Siemensstadt page on www.berlin.de