Louis-Lewin-Straße (Berlin U-Bahn)
Encyclopedia
Louis-Lewin-Straße is an underground railway station in the German capital city of Berlin
. It is part of the Berlin U-Bahn
; the station is located on the .
The station opened in July 1989, just a few months before the fall of the Berlin Wall
. The station was formerly located in Hönow
, and it was incorporated into Berlin during German reunification on October 3, 1990.
The eastern extension of (what is now) line U5 was one of the last major construction projects of the former German Democratic Republic
.
In 1989 up to 1991 the name of the station was Paul-Verner-Strasse, however as P. Verner was an SED politician the name was changed after the reunification of Germany to the toxicologist and professor at the Humboldt University Lewin (1850–1929).
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. It is part of the Berlin U-Bahn
Berlin U-Bahn
The Berlin is a rapid transit railway in Berlin, the capital city of Germany, and is a major part of the public transport system of that city. Opened in 1902, the serves 173 stations spread across ten lines, with a total track length of , about 80% of which is underground...
; the station is located on the .
The station opened in July 1989, just a few months before the fall of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
. The station was formerly located in Hönow
Hönow
Hönow is a village in Brandenburg, Germany, near the border of Berlin. It belongs to the municipality of Hoppegarten, in the district of Märkisch-Oderland; and its population is of 8,300 inhabitants.-Geography:...
, and it was incorporated into Berlin during German reunification on October 3, 1990.
The eastern extension of (what is now) line U5 was one of the last major construction projects of the former German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
.
In 1989 up to 1991 the name of the station was Paul-Verner-Strasse, however as P. Verner was an SED politician the name was changed after the reunification of Germany to the toxicologist and professor at the Humboldt University Lewin (1850–1929).