Mariendorf () is a locality in the southern

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Geography

Mariendorf is situated between the localities of

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in the north and

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and Lichtenrade in the south. To the west it shares a border with the Lankwitz locality of

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, to the east with Britz and Buckow, parts of the borough of

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History

Mariendorf was mentioned for the first time in a document of 1348, when it was held by the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Order of Saint John (the ''Johanniterorden''). The ''Johanniter'' sold Mariendorf, together with Tempelhof and Marienfelde, to the city of Berlin and Coelln in 1435. In 1800, Mariendorf had 162 inhabitants. Beginning in 1872, a ''Villenkolonie'' ("mansion colony") was developed in the south end of Mariendorf, and by 1900 the village had 5,764 inhabitants. The ''Trabrennbahn'' (

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track) opened in 1913, and in 1920 Mariendorf became formally amalgamated into the greater city of Berlin. The Volkspark Mariendorf was developed in 1924. At the end of

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, Mariendorf became a part of the American zone of occupation. In 1946, Mariendorf's Eisenacher Straße was the site of a

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´ camp which housed roughly 3,250 persons until 1948. In 1966, an ''U-Bahn'' underground station was constructed to serve the district on line U6.

Main sights

* ''Trabrennbahn'' * Monopoly-routes settlement * Volkspark Mariendorf * ''Adlermühle''

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from 1889 * Local history Tempelhof Museum * Grave of Ulrike Meinhof,

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of the Red Army Fraction at the ''Dreifaltigkeit'' cemetery * Village church from the 13th century

Transportation

Mariendorf is served by the

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stations Westphalweg and Alt-Mariendorf, the southern terminus of the U6 line.

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train service by the S2 line is available at the station ''Attilastraße''.

People

* Mario Barth (born 1972), comedian * Werner Eberlein (1919–2002), SED politician * Fritz Kühn (1910-1967), visual artist *

Hans-Jürgen Papier Hans-Jürgen Papier (; born 6 July 1943 in Berlin) is a German scholar of constitutional law who served as president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 2002 to 2010. Early life and education Three years after graduating from l ...

(born 1942), judge

References

External links

Mariendorf Displaced Persons Camp
at the

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Tempelhof Museum

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