Siemensstadt

For the zone and residential community, see Großsiedlung Siemensstadt.
Siemensstadt
Quarter of Berlin
Rapsstrasse
Rapsstrasse
Location of Siemensstadt in Spandau district and Berlin
Siemensstadt is located in Germany
Siemensstadt
Siemensstadt
Siemensstadt is located in Berlin
Siemensstadt
Siemensstadt
Coordinates: 52°32′26″N 13°15′47″E / 52.54056°N 13.26306°E / 52.54056; 13.26306
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughSpandau
Founded1913
Area
 • Total
5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
12,875
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
13629
Vehicle registrationB

Siemensstadt (German: [ˈziːmənsˌʃtat] ⓘ) is a locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin in the district (Bezirk) of Spandau.

History

The locality emerged when the company Siemens & Halske (S & H), one of the predecessors of today's Siemens, bought land in the area, in order to expand production of S & H and their subsidiary Siemens-Schuckertwerke (SSW) as well. On the initiative of Georg Wilhelm von Siemens, S & H started to build new factories in 1899. Soon also residential buildings were erected. The locality was incorporated into Berlin on 1 October 1920 by the Greater Berlin Act.

During World War II, Siemensstadt was the location of a subcamp of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp for men and women, mostly Hungarian Jews, but also Bulgarians, French, Italians, Yugoslavs, Dutch, Poles, Czechoslovaks, Russians and Ukrainians.[2]

Geography

Siemensstadt is situated on the eastern side of the Spandau district. It borders Spandau (locality), Haselhorst, Tegel (in Reinickendorf), Charlottenburg-Nord and Westend (both in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf). The Großsiedlung Siemensstadt is situated close to Siemensstadt but in Charlottenburg-Nord.

Transport

Siemensstadt is served by the Berliner U-Bahn line U7 at the stations of Paulsternstrasse, Rohrdamm and Siemensdamm.

Images

  • Siemens-Tower
    Siemens-Tower
  • Wernerwerk (Werner's Factory)
    Wernerwerk (Werner's Factory)
  • Wernerwerk II
    Wernerwerk II
  • Wernerwerk XV
    Wernerwerk XV
  • Rapsstrasse, northern part
    Rapsstrasse, northern part
  • Rapsstrasse
    Rapsstrasse
  • Christophorus Church
    Christophorus Church
  • Rohrdamm
    Rohrdamm
  • Genoveva-Fountain
    Genoveva-Fountain
  • Rieppelstrasse
    Rieppelstrasse
  • Rieppel- Ecke Dihlmannstrasse
    Rieppel- Ecke Dihlmannstrasse
  • Maeckeritzstrasse
    Maeckeritzstrasse

See also

References

  1. ^ "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2023". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2024.
  2. ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P. (2009). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume I. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 1284. ISBN 978-0-253-35328-3.

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