Lankwitz () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

(''Bezirk'') of

Steglitz-Zehlendorf Steglitz-Zehlendorf () is the sixth Boroughs of Berlin, borough of Berlin, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Steglitz and Zehlendorf, Berlin, Zehlendorf. Home to the Free University of Berlin, the Be ...

, Berlin. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of

Steglitz Steglitz () is a boroughs and localities of Berlin, locality of the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough in Southwestern Berlin, the capital of Germany. is derived from the Slavic languages, Slavic name for the European goldfinch, similar to the German . ...

History

The locality was first mentioned in 1239 with the name of ''Lancovica''. Autonomous

Prussia Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ''Prūsija'') was a Germans, German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussia (region), Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, ...

n municipality of the former

Teltow Teltow () is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Geography Teltow is part of the agglomeration of Berlin. The distance to the Berlin city centre is , while the distance to Potsdam is . The Teltow Canal links th ...

district, Lankwitz was incorporated into Berlin in 1920 as part of the district Steglitz, with the "

Greater Berlin Act The Greater Berlin Act (), officially Law Regarding the Creation of the New Municipality of Berlin (), was a law passed by the Prussian state government in 1920, which greatly expanded the size of the Prussian and German capital of Berlin. Hist ...

Geography

Lankwitz is situated in the southern suburb of Berlin, close to the borders with

Brandenburg Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg, is a States of Germany, state in northeastern Germany. Brandenburg borders Poland and the states of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It is the List of Ger ...

. It borders the localities of

Lichterfelde Lichterfelde may refer to: * Lichterfelde (Berlin), a locality in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin, Germany * Lichterfelde West Lichterfelde West is part of Lichterfelde (Berlin), Lichterfelde in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough of Berl ...

Mariendorf Mariendorf () is a locality in the southern Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough of Berlin. Geography Mariendorf is situated between the localities of Tempelhof in the north and Marienfelde and Lichtenrade in the south. To the west it shares a border ...

Marienfelde Marienfelde () is a locality in southwest Berlin, Germany, part of the Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough. The former village, incorporated according to the Greater Berlin Act of 1920, today is a mixed industrial and residential area. Geography The ...

(both in

Tempelhof-Schöneberg Tempelhof-Schöneberg () is the seventh borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Tempelhof and Schöneberg. Situated in the south of the city it shares borders with the boroughs of Mitte and Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in ...

district) and, in a short point represented by a bridge over the

Teltowkanal The Teltow Canal, also known as the in German, is a canal to the south of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. The canal lies in both the states of Berlin and Brandenburg, and at points forms the boundary between the two. It takes its name from ...

, with

Tempelhof Tempelhof () is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg. It is the location of the former Tempelhof Airport, one of the earliest commercial airports in the world. The former airport and surroundings are now a park call ...

.Source: "

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StadtAtlas - Berlin-Potsdam". ed. 2007 - p. 196 - The Teltowkanal also remarks the boundary between Lankwitz and Steglitz.

Transport

The locality is served by ''

S-Bahn The S-Bahn ( , ), , is a hybrid urban rail, urban–suburban rail system serving a metropolitan region predominantly in German language, German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit syst ...

'' at the rail station of

Lankwitz 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 ''Lancovi ...

(lines S25 and S26). The S2 only crosses the quarter and marks its border with Mariendorf. Lankwitz is also served by numerous bus lines.

Photogallery

File:Berlin metro station Lankwitz.jpg, Northern entrance of Lankwitz station File:Luther Friedhof Lankwitz 007.jpg, Chapel of " Luther-Friedhof" cemetery File:Berlin FU GEO CAMPUS.jpg, View of the "Campus Lankwitz" of the

Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in West Berlin in 1948 with American support during the early Cold War period a ...

File:Gemeindepark Lankwitz 1 April 2020.jpg, The ''Gemeindepark'' recreational area in April 2020

Organisations

The following organisations are or were based in Lankwitz: * Berliner Synchron (post-production dubbing company based in Lankwitz from 1949 until 2017) *

Mater Dolorosa (Berlin-Lankwitz) Mater Dolorosa is a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic parish and church in Berlin-Lankwitz in Germany. Mater Dolorosa belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Berlin. It is named after Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: ''mater dolorosa''). Location ...

(Roman Catholic parish) *

Stiftung Mater Dolorosa Berlin-Lankwitz The Stiftung Mater Dolorosa Berlin-Lankwitz (''Mater Dolorosa Berlin-Lankwitz Foundation'') is an independent nonprofit foundation (nonprofit), foundation under the civil law of Germany and Berlin based in Lankwitz in the borough Steglitz-Zehlendo ...

(Foundation)

Buildings

The following buildings are located in Lankwitz: * Lankwitz station

Personalities

Martin Benrath Martin Benrath (9 November 1926 – 31 January 2000) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1954 and 2000. Partial filmography * ' (1954), as Michael Godeysen * ''The Angel with the Flaming Sword'' (1954), as J� ...

(1926–2000) *

Mithat Demirel Mithat Demirel (born 10 May 1978) is a German former professional basketball player of Turkish descent. He played for Erdemir SK of the Turkish Premier Basketball League before retiring. Formerly a member of Scafati Basket in Italy, Demirel al ...

(b. 1978) *

Heinz Henschel Heinz Henschel (27 January 1920 – 21 October 2006) was a German ice hockey player, sports administrator, and banker. He played for 24 seasons and won two German championships as a member of the Berliner Schlittschuhclub. He later became a ban ...

(1920–2006), German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, and IIHF Hall of Fame inductee *

Marianne Rosenberg Marianne Rosenberg (born 10 March 1955) is a German Schlager music singer and songwriter. Personal background Rosenberg is of Romani people, Roma and Sinti background. Her father, Otto Rosenberg (writer and activist), Otto, an Auschwitz conce ...

(b. 1955) *Peter M. Gresshoff (b. 1948) Professor of Molecular Genetics, legume nodulation expert (now retired in Brisbane Australia). formerly student in Kastanien-Schule (Lichterfelde) and Schulfarm Insel Scharfenberg).

References

External links

Lankwitz official website

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