Reinickendorf is a locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin

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...

 in the borough (Bezirk) of Reinickendorf

Reinickendorf

Reinickendorf is the twelfth borough of Berlin. It encompasses the northwest of the city area, including the Berlin-Tegel Airport, Lake Tegel, spacious settlements of detached houses as well as housing estates like Märkisches Viertel.-Subdivision:...

. It had a population of 72,859 in 2008.

Geography

The locality is situated in the south-western side of its district. It borders the locality of Tegel

Tegel

Tegel is a locality in the Berlin borough of Reinickendorf on the shore of Lake Tegel. The Tegel locality, the second largest in area of the 95 Berlin districts, also includes the neighbourhood of Saatwinkel.-History:...

 in the west and Wittenau

Wittenau

Wittenau is a German locality within the borough of Reinickendorf, Berlin.-History:Originally named Dalldorf it was first mentioned in 1332...

 in the north. To the east are Wilhelmsruh

Wilhelmsruh

Wilhelmsruh is a German locality within the borough of Pankow, Berlin. It is the littlest locality of the city after Halensee and Hansaviertel.-History:...

, Niederschönhausen

Niederschönhausen

Niederschönhausen is a German locality within the borough of Pankow, Berlin. It is commonly known also as "Pankow-Schönhausen".-History:...

 and Pankow

Pankow (locality)

Pankow is a locality of Berlin in the district of Pankow. Until 2001 it was an autonomous district with the localities of Niederschönhausen, Wilhelmsruh, Rosenthal, Blankenfelde, Buch and Französisch Buchholz.-History:...

, all three in the Pankow

Pankow

Pankow is the third borough of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow.- Overview :...

 borough, to the south Gesundbrunnen

Gesundbrunnen

Gesundbrunnen is a locality of Berlin in the borough of Mitte. It was created as a separate entity by the 2001 administrative reform, formerly the eastern half of the former Wedding district and locality...

 and Wedding

Wedding (Berlin)

Wedding is a locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany and was a separate borough in the north-western inner city until it was fused with Tiergarten and Mitte in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform...

, both in the borough of Mitte

Mitte

Mitte is the first and most central borough of Berlin. It was created in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by the merger of the former districts of Mitte proper, Tiergarten and Wedding; the resulting borough retained the name Mitte. It is one of the two boroughs which comprises former West and...

.

History

The name of the former Reinickendorf village can be traced back to a peasant Reinhardt (Reineke in Low German

Low German

Low German or Low Saxon is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands...

), who settled here around 1230. The locality was first mentioned in a 1345 deed and acquired by the City of Berlin in 1397. The late 19th century saw a significant increase in population, when Reinickendorf received direct access to Berlin with the opening of the Nordbahn railway line to Neustrelitz

Neustrelitz

Neustrelitz is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 1738 until 1918 it was the capital of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz...

 in 1877.

Reinickendorf was incorporated into the City of Berlin by the 1920 Greater Berlin Act

Greater Berlin Act

The Greater Berlin Act , in full the Law Regarding the Reconstruction of the New Local Authority of Berlin , was a law passed by the Prussian government in 1920 that greatly expanded the size of the German capital of Berlin.-History:...

. In 1928, architect Otto Rudolf Salvisberg designed the Weiße Stadt (White City), part of the Berlin Modernist Housing Estates

Modernist Housing Estates

Berlin Modernism Housing Estates consists of six subsidized housing estates that testify to innovative housing policies from 1910 to 1933, especially during the Weimar Republic, when the city of Berlin was particularly progressive socially, politically and culturally...

, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...

 .

Transportation

Reinickendorf is served by the Berlin S-Bahn

Berlin S-Bahn

The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system...

 lines S1

S1 (Berlin)

The S1 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn. It operates over:*the Prussian Northern Railway, opened on 10 July 1877 and electrified in 1925,*a short section of the Berlin-Szczecin railway, opened on 1 August 1842 and electrified in 1924,...

, S25

S25 (Berlin)

S25 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn. It operates from Teltow Stadt to Hennigsdorf over:*the Anhalt Suburban Line, opened on 1 December 1901, electrified in 1929 and extended to Lichterfelde Süd in 1943 and Teltow Stadt in February 2005,...

, S85

S85 (Berlin)

S85 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn. It operates from Grünau to Waidmannslust over:*the Berlin–Görlitz railway, opened on 13 September 1866 and electrified on 4 January 1929,*the Ringbahn, opened on 17 July 1871 and electrified in 1926 and...

 and by the 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...

 line U8

U8 (Berlin U-Bahn)

U8 is a line on the Berlin U-Bahn. It has 24 stations and is 18.1 km long. The U8 is one of two north–south Berlin U-Bahn lines, and runs from Wittenau to Neukölln via Gesundbrunnen...

. The S-Bahn stations are Schönholz

Berlin-Schönholz railway station

Berlin-Schönholz is a railway station in the neighbourhood of Schönholz, in the city of Berlin, Germany. It is served by the Berlin S-Bahn and several local buses.-External links:*...

, Wilhelmsruh

Berlin-Wilhelmsruh railway station

Berlin-Wilhelmsruh is a railway station in the neighbourhood of Wilhelmsruh, in the city of Berlin, Germany. It is served by the Berlin S-Bahn and a local bus.-External links:*...

 , Alt-Reinickendorf, Karl Bonhoeffer Nervenklinik and Eichborndamm. The U-Bahn stations are Rathaus Reinickendorf

Rathaus Reinickendorf (Berlin U-Bahn)

Rathaus Reinickendorf is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the .It was designed in 1994 by architect R.G.Rümmler.-References:...

, Karl Bonhoeffer Nervenklinik

Karl-Bonhoeffer-Nervenklinik (Berlin U-Bahn)

Berlin Karl-Bonhoeffer-Nervenklinik is a railway station in the Wittenau district of Berlin, Germany. It is served by the Berlin S-Bahn, the line of the Berlin U-Bahn and named after the adjacent psychiatric hospital...

, Lindauer Allee

Lindauer Allee (Berlin U-Bahn)

Lindauer Allee is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the in Berlin, Germany.In 1994 opened by R.G.Rümmler designed. The stations color in green with trees on the walls as a reference to Lindau . Mentionable is the gallery with the balustrade which you can only find in Berlin at the station Rathaus...

, Paracelsus Bad

Paracelsus-Bad (Berlin U-Bahn)

Paracelsus-Bad is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the .Designed by R.G.Rümmler and opened in 1987 it was named after the philosopher Paracelsus and the nearby bath....

, Residenzstraße

Residenzstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)

Residenzstraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the .Opened in 1987 this station should resemble a residence, the Berliner Stadtschloss. With ornaments on the floor, pompous columns, mirrors and golden capitals this was accomplished . The motifs on the walls show plans of Berlin, the old...

 and Franz Neumann Platz

Franz-Neumann-Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)

Franz-Neumann-Platz is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the .Opened in 1987 and build by R.G.Rümmler this station should originally be named Schäfersee. However politicians convinced the BVG to put the name of a famous SPD chairman inside....

.

External links

Reinickendorf page of borough site