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Weißensee (district)
Weißensee (German: ''white lake'') may refer to: Places *Weissensee (Berlin), a district of Berlin *Weißensee, Thuringia, a town in Thuringia, Germany *Weissensee, Austria, a municipality in Carinthia, Austria *Weissensee (Carinthia), a lake in Carinthia, Austria *Weißensee (Füssen), a lake in Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany People *Friedrich Weissensee (c.1560–1622), German composer and Protestant minister Other *Weissensee, a song by Neu! from their eponymous Neu! (album), first album *Weissensee, a song by Elder_(band) from their 2019 album The Gold & Silver Sessions *Weissensee (TV series), a German television series See also *White Lake (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weissensee (Berlin)
() is a quarter in the borough of in Berlin, Germany, that takes its name from the small lake (literally 'White Lake') within it. Before Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, was a borough in its own right, consisting of the quarters of , , , and . A fictional German-language TV series by the same name is set in the borough between 1980 and 1990 during the communist era. History was first mentioned in 1313 as . The first settlers subsisted on fishing and established themselves on the eastern shore of the lake, where an old trade route connected Berlin with (german: Stettin) and the Baltic Sea – today the federal highway. From 1914 onwards, the Weissensee Studios produced a number of silent films including works by Fritz Lang and the expressionist film '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. As Berlin's least inhabited district, it has been overshadowed historically by its neighboring boroughs and . However its popularity is increasing due to its proximity to the hip but e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |