Hennigsdorf

Hennigsdorf

Martin Luther Church

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Hennigsdorf

Coordinates: 52°38′16″N 13°12′13″E / 52.63778°N 13.20361°E / 52.63778; 13.20361Coordinates: 52°38′16″N 13°12′13″E / 52.63778°N 13.20361°E / 52.63778; 13.20361
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Oberhavel
Government
  Mayor Andreas Schulz (SPD)
Area
  Total 31.29 km2 (12.08 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 25,800
  Density 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 16761
Dialling codes 03302
Vehicle registration OHV
Website www.hennigsdorf.de
Catholic church

Hennigsdorf is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated north-west of Berlin, just across the city border, which is formed mainly by the Havel river.

Church in Nieder Neuendorf

History

The municipality shared its borders with the former West Berlin, and so during the period 1961–1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall.

In 1951/2, the Havel Canal was constructed to link Hennigsdorf with Paretz, thus avoiding a passage through the reach of the River Havel, between Spandau and Potsdam, that was under the political control of West Berlin. The canal is still in use, providing a shorter route for shipping from west of Berlin to the Oder–Havel Canal and Poland.[2]

Geography

Subdivision

Hennigsdorf consists of 3 districts:

Neighbouring places

International relations

Hennigsdorf is twinned with:

Sport

Hennigsdorf is home to Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby, a rugby union club. The team, formed in 1948 under the leadership of Erwin Thiesies, was the most successful side during the East German era of the town, having won 27 national championships from 1952 to 1990.[3] The Yu-Gi-Oh! duelist Leon Schreit has also won the Yu-Gi-Oh! National Championship 2013 in Amsterdam.

Demography

Hennigsdorf:
Population development within the current boundaries
[4]
Year Population
1875 863
1890 1 178
1910 2 764
1925 7 914
1933 10 503
1939 13 383
1946 13 617
1950 16 611
1964 21 160
1971 25 093
Year Population
1981 28 155
1985 27 788
1989 25 770
1990 25 062
1991 24 737
1992 24 573
1993 24 505
1994 24 482
1995 24 528
1996 24 349
Year Population
1997 24 637
1998 25 472
1999 26 197
2000 26 306
2001 26 390
2002 26 435
2003 26 282
2004 26 142
2005 26 139
2006 26 007
Year Population
2007 25 891
2008 25 729
2009 25 900
2010 25 909
2011 25 597
2012 25 704

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[5]

Former rectifier factory

Famous people

See also

References

  1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2013 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2014.
  2. Sheffield, Barry (1995). Inland Waterways of Germany. St Ives: Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson. p. 100. ISBN 0-85288-283-1.
  3. Rugby in Hennigsdorf - Eine Chronologie (German) Stahl Hennigsdorf website - club history, accessed: 10 April 2010
  4. Boundaries as of 2013
  5. Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

Media related to Hennigsdorf at Wikimedia Commons

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Hennigsdorf.


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