Wildau
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Location of Wildau within Dahme-Spreewald district
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| Coordinates | 52°19′N 13°38′E / 52.31667°N 13.63333°ECoordinates: 52°19′N 13°38′E / 52.31667°N 13.63333°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Dahme-Spreewald |
| Mayor | Dr. Uwe Malich (Die Linke) |
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| Area | 9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population | 9,898 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 1,089 /km2 (2,820 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LDS |
| Postal code | 15745 |
| Area code | 03375 |
| Website | www.wildau.de |
Wildau is a German municipality of the state of Brandenburg, located in the district of Dahme-Spreewald. It is located close to Berlin and easily reached by the S-Bahn. As of 2006 its population was of 9,649 inhabitants.
[edit] History
The history of Wildau began with fisherman's families that settled by the Dahme River and then came to deliver sand, gravel and bricks from the region by boat to Berlin.
Mechanical engineering put Wildau on the map as a location for industry. In 1897, the company Schwartzkopff GmbH established a locomotive factory here, and built housing for the factory workers that is today is under cultural heritage management. During the Second World War, local factories were involved in armaments production. After the war, they became East Germany's state enterprise in heavy engineering. After German unification, the factories were mostly shuttered by the Treuhand.
In the region around Wildau, numerous technology and business parks have been set up in recent years, with service industries, logistics centres, as well as energy and environmental technology companies. An engineering school founded in 1949, was an integral part of mechanical engineering in the region before 1990. In 1991 the federal state of Brandenburg founded the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau.
[edit] References
- ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg am am 30. Dezember 2010 nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden. Gebietsstand: 31.12.2010" (in German). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de//Publikationen/OTab/2011/OT_A01-04-00_124_201012_BB.pdf.
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