Haselhorst () is a
locality in the borough of
Spandau
Spandau () is the westernmost of the 12 boroughs () of Berlin, situated at the confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and extending along the western bank of the Havel. It is the smallest borough by population, but the fourth largest by la ...
in
Berlin
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. It is located between
Siemensstadt
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, bought land in the area ...
and the Old Town of
Spandau
Spandau () is the westernmost of the 12 boroughs () of Berlin, situated at the confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and extending along the western bank of the Havel. It is the smallest borough by population, but the fourth largest by la ...
and is separated from the
Hakenfelde
Hakenfelde () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin in the borough (''Bezirk'') of Spandau.
History
The name ''Hakenfelde'' is derived a dairy-farm built in 1730 on the outskirts of Spandau. Part of the town of Spandau it merged into Ber ...
locality by the River
Havel
The Havel () is a river in northeastern Germany, flowing through the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a right tributary of the Elbe and long. However, the direct distance from its source to its mo ...
.
Overview
The
manor
Manor may refer to:
Land ownership
*Manorialism or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England
*Lord of the manor, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism
*Man ...
of Haselhorst was incorporated into the City of Spandau in 1910 and together with it became a part of
Greater Berlin in 1920.
The
Spandau Citadel is located in Haselhorst. The
kings of Prussia kept
barracks
Barracks are usually a group of long buildings built to house military personnel or laborers. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word "barraca" ("soldier's tent"), but today barracks are ...
in Haselhorst. Today industries such as
BMW motorcycles,
Siemens and
Osram are located there.
Transportation
Haselhorst is served by the
U7 line of the
Berlin U-Bahn
The Berlin U-Bahn (; short for , "underground railway") is a rapid transit system in Berlin, the capital and largest city of Germany, and a major part of the city's public transport system. Together with the S-Bahn, a network of suburban train l ...
at the stations
Paulsternstraße,
Haselhorst and
Zitadelle.
References
External links
Haselhorst page on www.berlin.de
Localities of Berlin
*Haselhorst
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