Biesdorf (Berlin)
| Biesdorf | |
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| Quarter of Berlin | |
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Biesdorf Castle | |
  Biesdorf | |
Location of Biesdorf in Marzahn-Hellersdorf district and Berlin  | |
| Coordinates: 52°30′33″N 13°33′19″E / 52.50917°N 13.55528°ECoordinates: 52°30′33″N 13°33′19″E / 52.50917°N 13.55528°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough | Marzahn-Hellersdorf |
| Founded | 1375 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.4 km2 (4.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2009-12-31) | |
| • Total | 24,543 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 12683 |
| Vehicle registration | B |
Biesdorf is a locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Marzahn-Hellersdorf. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Marzahn.
History
Biesdorf was mentioned for the first time in a document of 1375, the "Landbuch" (land book) of Charles IV, with its ancient names Bysterstorff and/or Bisterstorff. Until 1920 it was a municipality of the former Niederbarnim district, merged in Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act", and part of Lichtenberg district until 1933. From 1949 to 1990, during the "Cold War", it was part of East Berlin.[1]
Geography
Overview
Located in the eastern suburb of Berlin, Biesdorf border with Marzahn, Hellersdorf, Kaulsdorf, Friedrichsfelde, Karlshorst (both in Lichtenberg district) and Köpenick (in Treptow-Köpenick). Its tallest point is an hill, Biesdorfer Höhe, of 82 amsl, part of the Wuhletal park. Biesdorf counts the lakes of Biesdorfer Baggersee, Dreiecksee, Wuhleteich and Wuhlesee, on the river Wuhle, that separates it from Kaulsdorf. Little portions of Tierpark and Erholungspark Marzahn belongs to Biesdorf.
Subdivision
Biesdorf is divided into 2 zones (Ortslagen):
- Biesdorf-Nord
- Biesdorf-Süd
Transport
As urban rail, the locality is served both by S-Bahn and U-Bahn, at the stations of Biesdorf (line S5), Wuhletal,[2] (S5 and U5), Biesdorf-Süd (U5) and Elsterwerdaer Platz (U5). "Allee der Kosmonauten", a road in Marzahn bordering with Biesdorf, is crossed by the tramway lines M8 and 18.
As road transport, Biesdorf is crossed by the federal highways B1 and B5.
Photogallery
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The central Elsterwerdaer Platz
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Biesdorf-Center
Personalities
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References
- ↑ (German) Historical chronicles about Biesdorf
- ↑ Located in Kaulsdorf, at the borders with Biesdorf
Literature
- Günther Peters: "Biesdorf – mitten in Berlin". Kai Homilius Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89706-102-3
- Bernd Maether: "Schloss Biesdorf". Kai Homilius Verlag, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-931121-41-0
External links
Media related to Biesdorf at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) Biesdorf page on www.berlin.de
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