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Siemensstadt

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Country
  
Germany

City
  
Berlin

Elevation
  
35 m (115 ft)

Area
  
5.66 km²

Borough
  
Spandau

State
  
Berlin

Founded
  
1913

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Tuesday 9:53 AM

Team
  
SC Siemensstadt Rugby

Siemensstadt

Weather
  
10°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 86% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Spree, Old Texas Town, Bahnhof Wernerwerk, Bahnhof Gartenfeld, Stellwerk Gartenfeld

Siemensstadt is a locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin in the district (Bezirk) of Spandau.

Contents

Map of Siemensstadt, Berlin, Germany

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.

Transportation

Siemensstadt is served by the Berliner U-Bahn line U7 at the stations of Paulsternstrasse, Rohrdamm and Siemensdamm.

References

Siemensstadt Wikipedia