Siemensstadt
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| Founded | 1913 |
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| - Total | 11,388 |
Siemensstadt is a locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin in the district (Bezirk) of Spandau.
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[edit] Geography
The locality is situated in the western side of Spandau district. It borbers with Spandau (locality), Haselhorst, Tegel (in Reinickendorf), Charlottenburg-Nord and Westend (both in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf). Close to Siemensstadt but in Charlottenburg-Nord it is situated the Großsiedlung Siemensstadt.
[edit] History
The locality emerged when the company Siemens & Halske (est. in 1847 by Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske, the predecessor of today's Siemens AG) bought land in the area, in order to expand production, and started to build new factories in 1899. Soon also residential buildings were erected. The locality was incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920 (Greater Berlin Act).
[edit] Transportation
Siemensstadt is served by the Berliner U-Bahn line U7 at the stations of Paulsternstrasse, Rohrdamm and Siemensdamm.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Media related to Siemensstadt at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 52°32′26″N 13°15′47″E / 52.54056°N 13.26306°E
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