Mahlsdorf

"Berlin-Mahlsdorf" redirects here. For the railway station, see Berlin-Mahlsdorf station.
Mahlsdorf
Quarter of Berlin

Friedrich Schiller elementary school

Coat of arms
Mahlsdorf

Coordinates: 52°30′22″N 13°36′54″E / 52.50611°N 13.61500°E / 52.50611; 13.61500Coordinates: 52°30′22″N 13°36′54″E / 52.50611°N 13.61500°E / 52.50611; 13.61500
Country Germany
State Berlin
City Berlin
Borough Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Founded 1753
Area
 • Total 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Population (2009-12-31)
 • Total 26,852
 • Density 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes (nr. 1004) 12623
Vehicle registration B
Village church

Mahlsdorf is a locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Marzahn-Hellersdorf. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Hellersdorf.

History

The locality was mentioned for the first time in a document of 1345, named as Malterstorp. Until 1920 it was a municipality of the former Niederbarnim district, merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act".[1]

Geography

Overview

Mahlsdorf is located in the eastern suburb of Berlin, at the borders with the Brandenburger district of Märkisch-Oderland. It is bounded by the municipality of Neuenhagen and Hoppegarten, with its hamlets Hönow, Waldesruh and Birkenstein. The Berliner bordering localities are Hellersdorf, Kaulsdorf and Köpenick (in Treptow-Köpenick district). In the south of the quarter there are the lakes Elsensee and part of the Habermannsee, divided with Kaulsdorf.

Subdivision

Mahlsdorf is divided into 2 zones (Ortslagen):

Transport

The locality, crossed by the federal highways B1 and B5, is served by the S-Bahn line S5, at the rail station of Mahlsdorf. Birkenstein station, situated in the homonymous hamlet of the town of Hoppegarten, is close to the eastern suburb of the quarter.

Personalities

References

  1. ↑ (German) Historical infos about Mahlsdorf

Literature

Media related to Mahlsdorf at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.