Rummelsburg
| Rummelsburg | |
| Quarter of Berlin | |
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Location of Rummelsburg in Lichtenberg district and Berlin
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| Coordinates | 52°30′0″N 13°29′33″E / 52.50000°N 13.49250°ECoordinates: 52°30′0″N 13°29′33″E / 52.50000°N 13.49250°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough | Lichtenberg |
| Quarter subdivisions | 1 zone |
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| Area | 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (164 ft) |
| Population | 17,567 (30 June 2008) |
| - Density | 3,887 /km2 (10,066 /sq mi) |
| Founded | 1669 |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | B |
| Postal codes | (nr. 1112) 10317 |
Rummelsburg is a German locality (Ortsteil) in the borough (Bezirk) of Lichtenberg, Berlin.
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History [edit]
The locality was founded in 1669 and on January 30, 1889 became a rural municipality, with the name of Boxhagen-Rummelsburg. Merged in 1912 in the town of Lichtenberg, in 1920 it was incorporated in Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act".[1]
Geography [edit]
Overview [edit]
Located in the eastern side of the city and crossed by Spree river in the western corner, Rummelsburg borders with Lichtenberg, Friedrichsfelde, Karlshorst, Friedrichshain (in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district), Plänterwald and Oberschöneweide (both in Treptow-Köpenick district). The lake Rummelsburger See belongs to the locality and separates it from Stralau, a zone of Friedrichshain.
Subdivision [edit]
Rummelsburg counts 1 zone (Ortslage):
Transport [edit]
The locality is served by several urban rail lines of S-Bahn and U-Bahn. The stations serving the locality are Rummelsburg (S3 line), Betriebsbahnhof Rummelsburg (S3), Nöldnerplatz (S5, S7, S75), partly Ostkreuz (S3, S4, S5, S7, S75, S8, S85, S9) and part of the DB station of Lichtenberg (S5, S7, S75, U5, Tram).
Personalities [edit]
- Adolph Schlicht (1840–1910)
- Heinrich Zille (1858–1929)
Photogallery [edit]
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Nöldnerplatz
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The Rummelsburger See
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Münsterlandplatz
References [edit]
- ^ (German) Historical infos about Rummelsburg
External links [edit]
Media related to Rummelsburg at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) Rummelsburg page on www.berlin.de
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