Siemensstadt

For the zone and residential community, see Großsiedlung Siemensstadt.

Siemensstadt
Quarter of Berlin
Rapsstrasse
Location of Siemensstadt in Spandau district and Berlin
Siemensstadt Siemensstadt
Coordinates: 52°32′26″N 13°15′47″E
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Spandau
Founded	1913
Area
• Total	5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2008-06-30)
• Total	11,388
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	(nr. 0503) 13629
Vehicle registration	B

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 AG, 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.

Geography

Siemensstadt is situated in the eastern side of Spandau district. It borders with 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
• 
  Wernerwerk (Werner's Factory)
• 
  Wernerwerk II
• 
  Wernerwerk XV
• 
  Rapsstrasse, northern part
• 
  Rapsstrasse
• 
  Christophorus Church
• 
  Rohrdamm
• 
  Genoveva-Fountain
• 
  Rieppelstrasse
• 
  Rieppel- Ecke Dihlmannstrasse
• 
  Maeckeritzstrasse

See also

• Siemens
• Großsiedlung Siemensstadt

External links

Media related to Siemensstadt at Wikimedia Commons

• (in German) Siemensstadt page on www.berlin.de