Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 31.29 km² Population 25,729 (31 Dec 2008) Dialling code 03302 | Elevation 33 m (108 ft) Postal codes 16761 Local time Thursday 7:13 PM Postal code 16761 | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 72% Humidity Points of interest CLIMB UP! - Kletterwald ® in Hennigsdorf, Wildgehege im Spandauer Forst, Badestelle Nieder Neuendorf | ||
Hennigsdorf is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated north-west of Berlin, just across the city border, which is formed mainly by the Havel river.
Contents
- Map of 16761 Hennigsdorf Germany
- History
- Subdivision
- Neighbouring places
- International relations
- Sport
- Famous people
- References
Map of 16761 Hennigsdorf, Germany
History
The municipality shared its borders with the former West Berlin, and so during the period 1961–1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall.
In 1951/2, the Havel Canal was constructed to link Hennigsdorf with Paretz, thus avoiding a passage through the reach of the River Havel, between Spandau and Potsdam, that was under the political control of West Berlin. The canal is still in use, providing a shorter route for shipping from west of Berlin to the Oder–Havel Canal and Poland.
Subdivision
Hennigsdorf consists of 3 districts:
Neighbouring places
International relations
Hennigsdorf is twinned with:
Sport
Hennigsdorf is home to Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby, a rugby union club. The team, formed in 1948 under the leadership of Erwin Thiesies, was the most successful side during the East German era of the town, having won 27 national championships from 1952 to 1990. The Yu-Gi-Oh! duelist Leon Schreit has also won the Yu-Gi-Oh! National Championship 2013 in Amsterdam.
Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.