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Country
  
Germany

Founded
  
1875

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
230 ha

City
  
Berlin

State
  
Berlin

Elevation
  
52 m (171 ft)

Vehicle registration
  
B

Borough
  
Reinickendorf

Postal codes
  
(nr. 1207) 13469

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Waidmannslust is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the borough (Bezirk) of Reinickendorf, Berlin.

Contents

Map of Waidmannslust, Berlin, Germany

History

The locality was created in 1875 as a Villenkolonie. In 1920 it merged in the city of Berlin with the Greater Berlin Act. During the period 1949–1990 it was part of the French sector of West Berlin.

Overview

Situated in the north-western suburb of Berlin, not too far from Tegel's forest and lake, it borders the localities of Hermsdorf, Lübars, Wittenau and Tegel.

Subdivision

The locality is subdivided into 2 zones (Ortslagen):

  • Schwarzwald-Siedlung (Rollberge Siedlung)

    • Transport

    The locality is served by S-Bahn, at Berlin Waidmannslust station, on S1 and S85 lines.

    It is also served by A 111 motorway, at the exit n.4, named "Waidmannsluster Damm/Hermsdorfer Damm".

    Personalities

  • Elga Brink (1905–1985), actress
  • Marlies Wanjura (b. 1945), former mayor of Reinickendorf borough

    • Literature

  • Klaus Schlickeiser: "Waidmannslust, Vom Wirtshaus zum Ortsteil Reinickendorfs" - Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-927611-15-8
  • Manfred Mendes: "Leben in Waidmannslust, Geschichten, Episoden, Berichte, Bilder" - Mendes Eigenverlag, Berlin 2004

    • References

    Waidmannslust Wikipedia
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