- Niederschöneweide
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Niederschöneweide Quarter of Berlin View of an historical industrial building
NiederschöneweideLocation of Niederschöneweide in Treptow-Köpenick and Berlin
Coordinates 52°27′22″N 13°30′47″E / 52.45611°N 13.51306°ECoordinates: 52°27′22″N 13°30′47″E / 52.45611°N 13.51306°E Administration Country Germany State Berlin City Berlin Borough Treptow-Köpenick Quarter subdivisions 1 zone Basic statistics Area 3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi) Elevation 34 m (112 ft) Population 10,043 (30 June 2008) - Density 2,878 /km2 (7,453 /sq mi) Founded 1598 Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate B Postal codes (nr. 0905) 12439 Website Official website Niederschöneweide (Lower Schöneweide) is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Treptow-Köpenick. It is, with Oberschöneweide (Upper Schöneweide), part of the geographic quarter of Schöneweide. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow.
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History
First mentioned in 1598 as Schöne Weyde, it became an autonomous municipality in 1850, growing as an industrial town at the end of 19th century. In 1920 it merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act". Between 1949 and 1990 it was part of East Berlin, and new residential complexes were established at Oberspree. All the industries on the territory were converted into Volkseigener Betrieb (VEB), the state-owned enterprises [1]. In 1994, after German reunification, it started a plan for a redevelopment of many contaminated grounds on many areas, inheritance of the heavy industrial era. They must be cleared away and detoxicated with high costs [2].
Geography
Overview
Located in the south-eastern side of the city and crossed by the river Spree, Oberschöneweide borders with the localities of Oberschöneweide, Plänterwald, Baumschulenweg, Johannisthal, Adlershof and Köpenick. A bit of the urban parks Köllnische Heide, situated in Adlershof, belongs to the quarter.
Subdivision
Niederschöneweide counts 1 zone (Ortslage):
- Oberspree
Transport
As urban railways, Niederschöneweide is served both by S-Bahn and tramway lines. The railway stations serving the locality are Schöneweide (S45, S46, S47, S8, S85 and S9 lines+DB regional service), Betriebsbahnhof Schöneweide (S45, S46, S8, S85, S9) and Oberspree (S47). The tramway lines, crossing Brückenstraße and Michael-Brückner Straße, are the M17, 21, 27, 63 and 67.
Photogallery
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Industrial building over the Spree
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Old fire station
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Stubenrauch bridge to Oberschöneweide
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The Oberspree beach in 1970
Personalities
- Ernst Schneller (1890–1944)
References
External links
Media related to Niederschöneweide at Wikimedia Commons- (German) Niederschöneweide official website
- (German) Niederschöneweide page on www.berlin.de
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Treptow-KöpenickAdlershof • Alt-Treptow • Altglienicke • Baumschulenweg • Bohnsdorf • Friedrichshagen • Grünau • Johannisthal • Köpenick • Müggelheim • Niederschöneweide • Oberschöneweide • Plänterwald • Rahnsdorf • SchmöckwitzDistricts > Localities > Zones • Greater Berlin Act • Former boroughsCategories:- Populated places established in 1598
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