Kaulsdorf (Berlin)

Kaulsdorf
Quarter of Berlin
Village church
Location of Kaulsdorf in Marzahn-Hellersdorf and Berlin
Kaulsdorf Kaulsdorf
Coordinates: 52°30′29″N 13°34′51″E
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Founded	1347
Subdivisions	3 zones
Area
• Total	8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Population  (2008-06-30)
• Total	18,941
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	(nr. 1003) 12621, 12619
Vehicle registration	B

is a locality within the borough Marzahn-Hellersdorf of Berlin. Kaulsdorf was incorporated into Greater Berlin by the Prussian Greater Berlin Act in 1920. From then on it belonged to the former borough of Lichtenberg until 1979, when it became part of the then borough of Marzahn. In 1986 Marzahn's eastern areas, including Kaulsdorf, were separated to form the new Borough of Hellerdorf, which was merged in 2001 to form the current borough. Kaulsdorf has, as of 2006, a population of 18,822 and encompasses an area of 8,7 km².

History

The village was first mentioned as Caulstorp in a 1347 deed of gift by margrave Louis I of Brandenburg to the Kaland monastic brotherhood in Bernau. During the Thirty Years' War it was completely devastated by armed conflicts and epidemics.

Geography

Subdivision

Kaulsdorf is divided into 3 zones (Ortslagen):

• Alt Kaulsdorf
• Kaulsdorf-Nord
• Kaulsdord-Süd

Buildings

The village church (aka Jesus Church) dates back to the 14th century, its Romanesque apse may be preserved from a predecessing building. The steeple was attached in 1875 and today houses a small museum.

For the Modern Catholic church St. Martin built in 1929-1930, Charles Crodel from 1942 to 1946 created 26 windows and nine round windows as well as a mosaic wall and an enamel work for the altar.

Transportation

Kaulsdorf is served by the S-Bahn train line S5 at the station Wuhletal and Kaulsdorf as well as by the U-Bahn line U5 at the stations Wuhletal and Kaulsdorf-Nord.

External links

Media related to Kaulsdorf at Wikimedia Commons

• (in German) Biesdorf page on info-marzahn-hellersdorf.de