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Schönefeld
Schönefeld (meaning ''beautiful field'') is a suburban municipality in the Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg, Germany. It borders the southeastern districts of Berlin. The municipal area encompasses the old Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) and the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). Geography It is located about southeast of the Berlin city centre, next to Berlin's only airport, Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). In the north, Schönefeld adjoins to the Berlin boroughs of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Neukölln, and Treptow-Köpenick with the localities of Lichtenrade, Gropiusstadt, Buckow, Rudow, Altglienicke, and Bohnsdorf. In the south, it borders Mittenwalde, in the west, Blankenfelde-Mahlow and in the east, Schulzendorf and Zeuthen. Civil parishes The Schönefeld municipal area comprises six districts (''Ortsteile''), former municipalities in their own right which were incorporated in 2003: *Schönefeld proper * Großziethen * Selchow * Kiekebusch * Waltersdorf *Waßmannsdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Schönefeld Airport
Berlin Schönefeld Airport () (formerly ) was the secondary international airport of Berlin, the capital of Germany. It was located southeast of Berlin near the town of Schönefeld in the state of Brandenburg and bordered Berlin's southern boundary. It was the smaller of the two airports in Berlin, after Berlin Tegel Airport, and served as a base for easyJet and Ryanair. In 2017, the airport handled 12.9 million passengers by serving mainly European metropolitan and leisure destinations. In the same year, the travel portal eDreams ranked Berlin Schönefeld as the worst airport in the world after evaluating 65,000 airport reviews. Schönefeld Airport also was the major civil airport of East Germany (GDR) and the only airport of the former East Berlin. On 25 October 2020 the Schönefeld name and IATA code ceased to exist, marking its closure as an independent airport, with large parts of its infrastructure being incorporated into the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport as its ''Term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Berlin Brandenburg Airport ''Willy Brandt'' (german: Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg "Willy Brandt", , ) is an international airport in Schönefeld, just south of the Germany, German capital Berlin in the state of Brandenburg. Named after the former Mayor of West Berlin, West Berlin mayor and Chancellor of Germany, West German chancellor Willy Brandt, it is located south-east of the city centre and serves as a base for easyJet, Eurowings and Ryanair. It mostly has flights to European metropolitan and leisure destinations as well as a number of intercontinental services. The new airport replaced Berlin Tempelhof Airport, Tempelhof, Berlin Schönefeld Airport, Schönefeld, and Berlin Tegel Airport, Tegel airports, and became the single commercial airport serving Berlin and the surrounding States of Germany, State of Brandenburg, an area with a combined 6 million inhabitants. With projected annual passenger numbers of around 34 million, Berlin Brandenburg Airport has become the Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waßmannsdorf
Waßmannsdorf is a village and a civil parish (''Ortsteil'') of the German town of Schönefeld, located in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg. As of 2007 its population was of around 1,000. History First mentioned in 1350 as ''Wasmanstorp'', the village was an autonomous municipality until 2003, when it merged into Schönefeld. From 1961 to 1989 its municipal borders with West Berlin were crossed by the Berlin Wall. Geography Waßmannsdorf is located in the southeastern suburb of Berlin, near the districts of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Neukölln and Treptow-Köpenick; and bordering with the quarter of Rudow. The nearest places are Großziethen, Selchow, Schönefeld and Blankenfelde-Mahlow. The village is 20 km far from Königs Wusterhausen, 28 from Ludwigsfelde and 34 from Potsdam. Transport Waßmannsdorf is situated close to the runway of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Crossed by the Berlin outer ring, it is served by a new railway station on the ''S-Bahn'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selchow (Schönefeld)
The small village of Selchow is one of the six districts of the municipality of Schönefeld in the district of Dahme-Spreewald south of Berlin, Germany. It borders in its east and south directly on the Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) and lies between its southern and the end of the northern runway. Geographical classification Selchow borders clockwise on the following villages (starting in the north): Waßmannsdorf, Schönefeld, Groß-Kienitz, Glasow, Mahlow and Großziethen. Traffic The Bundesstraße 96a runs through ''Selchow'', as well as the ''Landesstraße 75''. The Bundesstraße 96 is connected to the west via the country road. The nearest freeway junction is the ''Schönefeld-Süd'' junction of the Bundesautobahn 113. The village is connected to Waßmannsdorf station via the bus line 742. Places of interest *The village church of ''Selchow'' is a Romanesque fieldstone church from the first half of the 13th century. The windows were partly enlarged around 1700; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 square kilometres (11,382 square miles) and a population of 2.5 million residents, it is the List of German states by area, fifth-largest German state by area and the List of German states by population, tenth-most populous. Potsdam is the state capital and largest city, and other major towns are Cottbus, Brandenburg an der Havel and Frankfurt (Oder). Brandenburg surrounds the national capital and city-state of Berlin, and together they form the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, the third-largest Metropolitan regions in Germany, metropolitan area in Germany with a total population of about 6.2 million. There was Fusion of Berlin and Brandenburg#1996 fusion attempt, an unsuccessful attempt to unify both states in 1996 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neukölln
Neukölln () is one of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is located in the southeastern part from the city centre towards Berlin Schönefeld Airport. It was part of the former American sector under the Four-Power occupation of the city. It features many Gründerzeit buildings and is characterized by having one of the highest percentage of immigrants in Berlin. In recent years an influx of students and creative types has led to gentrification. History Neukölln's independence ended on 1 October 1920 when it was incorporated into Berlin. In September 1929, Goebbels led his men into Neukölln, a KPD stronghold, and the two warring parties exchanged pistol and revolver fire. From 1966 to 1975 the Gropiusstadt was built, a "Trabantenstadt" or city-within-a-city housing estate, designed by architect Walter Gropius. Locality subdivisions Neukölln is subdivided into five localities: Public transport Neukölln is served by three operational sections of urban rail. U-Bahn: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudow
Rudow () is a locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Neukölln. History The village was founded in 1373. Until 1920 it was a municipality of the former Teltow district, merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act". Due to its position at the borders of West Berlin with East Berlin and Brandenburg, 3/4 of its boundaries were crossed by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989. Geography Rudow is located in the southern suburb of Berlin, at the boundary with the Brandenburger municipality of Schönefeld, in the district of Dahme-Spreewald. It borders with the Berliner localities of Buckow, Gropiusstadt, Britz, Johannisthal and Altglienicke (both in Treptow-Köpenick district). The Teltowkanal represents the border with Johannisthal. Transport Rudow is situated close to Berlin Schönefeld Airport and is served by the ''U-Bahn'' stations of Zwickauer Damm and Rudow, both on U7 line. In a plan to expand the ''U-Bahn'' it has been projected to prolong the U7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altglienicke
Altglienicke (, literally ''Old Glienicke'') is a locality (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin in the borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow. History The village of ''Glinik'' was first mentioned in 1375. The Berlin Wall cut through Altglienicke (in East Berlin) and Rudow (in West Berlin) from 1961 until 1990. It was also the location for a joint American and British intelligence operation, Operation Gold. Geography Position The locality is situated in the south-western side of Treptow-Köpenick. It borders with Rudow (in Neukölln), Johannisthal, Adlershof, Grünau, Bohnsdorf and the municipality of Schönefeld, in the Dahme-Spreewald district of Brandenburg. Subdivision Altglienicke counts 1 zone (''Ortslage''): * Falkenberg Transportation Altglienicke is served by the Berliner S-Bahn lines S45 and S9, with the stations of Altglienicke and Grünbergallee. Close to the locality is the BER Airport - Terminal 5 station, by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohnsdorf
Bohnsdorf () is a district in the borough Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin, Germany. It is located in the south-east of the city. History The locality was first mentioned in 1375 with the name of ''Benistorp''. Geography Position The locality is situated in the southeastern suburb of Berlin and borders with Altglienicke, Grünau, and with the municipality of Schönefeld, in the Brandenburg district of Dahme-Spreewald. Close to the village lies Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Previously when the airport was known as Berlin Schönefeld Airport before Brandenburg's construction the former runway 07L/25R ended near Bohnsdorf. Trivia Bohnsdorf gained some notoriety for its unsolvable traffic problems with the Bohnsdorfer Kreisel. Parts Bohnsdorf is not divided into zones. Parts of Bohnsdorf are (no subdivision) *Falkenberg (north part) * Falkenhorst (south-east part) Personalities * Max Buntzel * Emil Rudolf Greulich * Fritz Kühn Fritz Kühn (29 April 1910 - 31 July 1967) was an Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waltersdorf (Schönefeld)
Waltersdorf may refer to: In Austria: * Bad Waltersdorf, in the Hartberg district, Styria * Waltersdorf an der March, a part of Drösing, Lower Austria * Waltersdorf, part of Judenburg, Styria * Waltersdorf, part of Neukirchen an der Vöckla, Upper Austria * Waltersdorf, part of Staatz, Lower Austria In Germany: * Waltersdorf, Thuringia, in the Saale-Holzland district, Thuringia * Waltersdorf, Heideblick, a part of Heideblick in the Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg * Waltersdorf, Schönefeld, a part of Schönefeld Schönefeld (meaning ''beautiful field'') is a suburban municipality in the Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg, Germany. It borders the southeastern districts of Berlin. The municipal area encompasses the old Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) a ... in the Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg * Waltersdorf, Löbau-Zittau, a part of Großschönau in the Löbau-Zittau district, Saxony * Waltersdorf, Sächsische Schweiz, a part of Porschdorf in the Sächs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahme-Spreewald
Dahme-Spreewald ( dsb, Wokrejs Damna-Błota) is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Oder-Spree, Spree-Neiße, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Elbe-Elster and Teltow-Fläming, and by the city of Berlin. History The Spreewald region has always been a centre of Sorbian culture. In medieval times the cities of Lübben and Luckau had successively been capitals of the margravate of Lower Lusatia. From 1815 on Lower Lusatia was a part of Prussia. Throughout the 19th century the region remained an agriculturally used area, some urbanisation taking place in the very north (close to Berlin) only. When the state of Brandenburg was newly founded in 1990, the districts of Lübben, Luckau and Königs Wusterhausen had been established. In 1993 the three districts were merged. Geography The Spree river enters the district in the southeast and leaves to the northeast. The wooded regions along its banks are called Spreewald. The Spreewald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
