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Schönefeld (Berlin)
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Schönefeld is a suburban municipality in the Dahme-Spreewald
district, Brandenburg
, Germany
. It borders the southeastern districts of Berlin.
, Gropiusstadt
, Buckow
, Rudow
, Altglienicke
and Bohnsdorf
localities
of Berlin. In the south, it borders Mittenwalde
, in the west, Blankenfelde-Mahlow
and in the east, Schulzendorf
and Zeuthen
.
It is located next to one of Berlin's two airports, Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF), which is to be replaced in by Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport
, currently under construction and also to be located in Schönefeld, partly on land now occupied by the existing airport.
The settlement of Kienberg, part of Waltersdorf, was cleared of residents to permit expansion of the airport.
altar. Waltersdorf and Waßmannsdorf both have village churches dating to the first half of the 13th century.
In the Großziethen cemetery is a memorial to 200 prisoners of war
and forced laborers who died during World War II
.
Before German reunification
Schöneberg shared its borders partly with the former West Berlin
(at Neukölln
and Tempelhof-Schöneberg
), and so from 1961 to 1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall
.
The furniture retailer Höffner
and its subsidiary the discount furniture retailer Sconto Möbel are headquartered in Schöneberg. Dachser
has a branch office there.
Before its disestablishment, Interflug
had its head office on the grounds of the airport.
Bremenfly
also had its head office in Schönefeld.
Schönefeld is twinned with Bayangol, a district of the capital of Mongolia
, Ulan Bator (since 1999).
Dahme-Spreewald
Dahme-Spreewald is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Oder-Spree, Spree-Neiße, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Elbe-Elster and Teltow-Fläming, and by the city of Berlin.- History :...
district, Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It borders the southeastern districts of Berlin.
Geography
In the north, Schönefeld is bordered by the LichtenradeLichtenrade
Lichtenrade is a German locality within the borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Tempelhof.-History:The locality was first mentioned in 1375, named Lichtenrode...
, Gropiusstadt
Gropiusstadt
Gropiusstadt is a locality within the Berlin borough of Neukölln. It was named after the architect who projected the complex: Walter Gropius.-History:...
, Buckow
Buckow
Buckow is a town in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated at the Schermützelsee lake, northwest of Müncheberg and east of the Berlin centre...
, Rudow
Rudow
Rudow is a locality within the Berlin borough 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"...
, Altglienicke
Altglienicke
Altglienicke is a locality of Berlin in the district of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was par of the former borough of Treptow.-History:The village of Glinik was first mentioned in 1375...
and Bohnsdorf
Bohnsdorf
Bohnsdorf is a district in the borough Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin, Germany. It is located in the south-east of the city.-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...
localities
Boroughs and localities of Berlin
Berlin is both a city and one of Germany’s federal states. It is made up of twelve boroughs , each with its own borough government, though all boroughs are subject to Berlin’s city and state government.-History:Each borough is made up of several officially recognized localities...
of Berlin. In the south, it borders Mittenwalde
Mittenwalde
Mittenwalde is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 30 km southeast of Berlin ....
, in the west, Blankenfelde-Mahlow
Blankenfelde-Mahlow
Blankenfelde-Mahlow is a municipality in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated approx. 3 km south of Berlin.-History:...
and in the east, Schulzendorf
Schulzendorf
Schulzendorf is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany....
and Zeuthen
Zeuthen
Zeuthen may refer to:*Zeuthen, a town in Brandenburg, Germany*Hieronymus Georg Zeuthen, Danish mathematician*Zeuthen Strategy in Game theory...
.
It is located next to one of Berlin's two airports, Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF), which is to be replaced in by Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport
Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport
Berlin Brandenburg Airport is a new international airport under construction south of central Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It is scheduled to open on 3 June 2012. The airport is located in Schönefeld on the border between the states of Berlin and Brandenburg and will be named after the...
, currently under construction and also to be located in Schönefeld, partly on land now occupied by the existing airport.
Civil parishes (Ortsteile)
- Schönefeld
- Großziethen
- Selchow
- Kiekebusch
- Waltersdorf
- Waßmannsdorf
The settlement of Kienberg, part of Waltersdorf, was cleared of residents to permit expansion of the airport.
History and monuments
The first preserved mention of Schönefeld dates to 1242. The village church has a large baroqueBaroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
altar. Waltersdorf and Waßmannsdorf both have village churches dating to the first half of the 13th century.
In the Großziethen cemetery is a memorial to 200 prisoners of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
and forced laborers who died during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Before German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
Schöneberg shared its borders partly with the former West Berlin
West Berlin
West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...
(at Neukölln
Neukölln
Neukölln is the eighth borough of Berlin, located in the southeastern part of the city and was part of the former American sector under the Four-Power occupation of the city...
and Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Tempelhof-Schöneberg is the seventh borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Tempelhof and Schöneberg.-Geography:...
), and so from 1961 to 1990 it was separated from it by 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...
.
Transport
- Berlin Schönefeld Airport
- Berlin Schönefeld station is served by regional and some long-distance trains and Berlin S-BahnBerlin S-BahnThe 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 S45 and S9 - An S-Bahn station is planned at the airport, and an S-Bahn station at Waßmannsdorf, between there and the existing station, is under construction
- Autobahnen A13, A113 and nearby A10Bundesautobahn 10runs in Brandenburg and is an orbital motorway around Berlin and is therefore called the Berliner Ring. It should not be confused with the Berliner Stadtring ....
(Berliner Ring) and A117 - BundesstraßeBundesstraßeBundesstraße , abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.-Germany:...
n B96A and B179
Economy
The Airport-Center, an industrial area in Waltersdorf, and Berlin Schönefeld Airport are important sources of revenue for Schönefeld.The furniture retailer Höffner
Höffner (furniture retailer)
Höffner is a furniture retailer in Germany. A company of that name was founded in 1874 by Rudolf Höffner, and became Berlin's biggest furniture retailer before World War II. Based in the eastern part of Berlin, the company was discontinued after the war. In 1967 Kurt Krieger bought the right to...
and its subsidiary the discount furniture retailer Sconto Möbel are headquartered in Schöneberg. Dachser
Dachser
Dachser is a German logistics concern with its head office in Kempten in the Allgäu. It was founded by Thomas Dachser in 1930. Since January 2005 his grandson Bernhard Simon has been spokesman for the management board. The family concern has 15,000 employees at 256 locations worldwide, of which...
has a branch office there.
Before its disestablishment, Interflug
Interflug
Interflug was the state airline of East Germany from 1963 to 1991, when it ceased operations following German reunification...
had its head office on the grounds of the airport.
Bremenfly
Bremenfly
Bremenfly GmbH was a German charter airline based in Schönefeld, Germany.-History:Bremenfly was founded in 2008, received its AOC on 15 April 2009 and started operations on 20 May of the same year, originally being based at Bremen Airport...
also had its head office in Schönefeld.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Schönefeld is twinned with Bayangol, a district of the capital of MongoliaMongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
, Ulan Bator (since 1999).
See also
- Berlin-Schönefeld Airport
- Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen station
- Berlin-Brandenburg International AirportBerlin-Brandenburg International AirportBerlin Brandenburg Airport is a new international airport under construction south of central Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It is scheduled to open on 3 June 2012. The airport is located in Schönefeld on the border between the states of Berlin and Brandenburg and will be named after the...
Sources
- Bernd Kuhlmann. Schönefeld bei Berlin - 1 Amt, 1 Flughafen und 11 Bahnhöfe. Berlin: Gesellschaft für Verkehrspolitik und Eisenbahnwesen, 1996. ISBN 3-89218-038-5