Friedrichsfelde () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various 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
In the Middle Ag ...
(''Bezirk'') of
Lichtenberg
Lichtenberg () is the eleventh borough of Berlin, Germany. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it absorbed the former borough of Hohenschönhausen.
Overview
The district contains the Tierpark Berlin in Friedrichsfelde, the larger of Berlin ...
, Berlin.
History
The locality was first mentioned in a document of 1265 with the name of ''Rosenfelde''. In 1699 it was renamed Friedrichsfelde after the Prince-Elector
Frederick III of Brandenburg
Frederick I (german: Friedrich I.; 11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia). The latter function ...
. It was an autonomous municipality of the former
Niederbarnim
Barnim () is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) Poland, the district of Märkisch-Oderland, the city state of Berlin and the districts of Oberhavel and Uckermark.
History
The name "Barnim" emer ...
district until 1920, when it merged into Berlin under the "
Greater Berlin Act
The Greater Berlin Act (german: Groß-Berlin-Gesetz), officially Law Regarding the Creation of the New Municipality of Berlin (german: Gesetz über die Bildung einer neuen Stadtgemeinde Berlin), was a law passed by the Prussian state government i ...
".
Geography
Located in eastern suburb of Berlin, Friedrichsfelde borders with the localities of
Lichtenberg
Lichtenberg () is the eleventh borough of Berlin, Germany. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it absorbed the former borough of Hohenschönhausen.
Overview
The district contains the Tierpark Berlin in Friedrichsfelde, the larger of Berlin ...
,
Rummelsburg
Rummelsburg () is a subdivision or neighborhood (''Ortsteil'') of the borough (''Bezirk'') of Lichtenberg of the German capital, Berlin.
History
Rummelsburg was founded in 1669. On 30 January 1889 it became a rural municipality, with the name of ...
,
Karlshorst
Karlshorst (, ; ; literally meaning ''Karl's nest'') is a locality in the borough of Lichtenberg in Berlin. Located there are a harness racing track and the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (''HTW''), the largest University of Ap ...
,
Marzahn
Marzahn () is a locality within the borough of Marzahn-Hellersdorf in Berlin. Berlin's 2001 administrative reform led to the former boroughs of Marzahn and Hellersdorf fusing into a single new borough. In the north the Marzahn locality inclu ...
and
Biesdorf (both in
Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Marzahn-Hellersdorf () is the tenth borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Marzahn and Hellersdorf.
Geography
It is situated in the northeast of Berlin. Marzahn-Hellersdorf borders to the Berlin boroughs of Lichte ...
district). In its south-eastern corner is situated the "
Tierpark Berlin
The Tierpark Berlin is one of two zoos located in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1955 and is located in Friedrichsfelde on the former grounds of Friedrichsfelde Palace, which is situated within the zoo. , the zoo houses 7,250 animals from ...
", the second
zoo
A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes.
The term ''zoological garden'' refers to z ...
of the city.
Transport
As urban rail, Friedrichsfelde is crossed both by ''
S-Bahn
The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban-suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble c ...
'' and ''
U-Bahn
Rapid transit in Germany consists of four U-Bahn systems and fourteen S-Bahn systems. The U-Bahn commonly understood to stand for Untergrundbahn (''underground railway'') are conventional rapid transit systems that run mostly underground, while ...
''. The stations serving the locality are
Friedrichsfelde Ost (lines
S5,
S7,
S75),
Friedrichsfelde (
U5),
Tierpark (U5) and partly
Rummelsburg
Rummelsburg () is a subdivision or neighborhood (''Ortsteil'') of the borough (''Bezirk'') of Lichtenberg of the German capital, Berlin.
History
Rummelsburg was founded in 1669. On 30 January 1889 it became a rural municipality, with the name of ...
(
S3). The quarter is also served by the
tramway lines M17, 27 and 37 and traversed by the federal highways
B1 and
B5.
Photogallery
File:Berlin - B1-B5 - (Alt-Friedrichsfelde) - west.jpg, B1/B5 road across the locality
File:Tierpark Berlin - Main entry.jpg, Main entrance of Tierpark
File:Berlin-Friedrichsfelde KathKirche.jpg, Catholic church
References
External links
Friedrichsfelde page on www.berlin.deFriedrichsfelde Event- & Informationportal for all citizens of Friedrichsfelde
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