Fehrbelliner Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
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Fehrbelliner Platz is a station of the Berlin U-Bahn
Berlin U-Bahn
The Berlin is a rapid transit railway in Berlin, the capital city of Germany, and is a major part of the public transport system of that city. Opened in 1902, the serves 173 stations spread across ten lines, with a total track length of , about 80% of which is underground...

 located in the Wilmersdorf
Wilmersdorf
Wilmersdorf is an inner city locality of Berlin, formerly a borough by itself but since Berlin's 2001 administrative reform a part of the new borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.-History:...

 district on the and the .

The U3 section was opened on October 12, 1913 as one of the line's original stations, the U7 section on January 29, 1971 with the line's extension from Möckernbrücke
Möckernbrücke (Berlin U-Bahn)
Möckernbrücke is a station of the Berlin U-Bahn network in the western Kreuzberg district, named after a nearby bridge crossing the Landwehrkanal...

. Though the station has then been widely rebuilt including the new entrance hall in a - disputed - 70's "oil rig" style, the U3 platform is preserved in its original condition. For more than seven years Fehrbelliner Platz was the western terminus of the U7, until its continuation toward Richard-Wagner-Platz
Richard-Wagner-Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
Richard-Wagner-Platz is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the in the Charlottenburg district.The original station opened on May 14, 1906 under the name Wilhelmplatz, together with Deutsche Oper the first of several U-Bahn stations designed by Alfred Grenander...

 on April 28, 1978.

The eponymous square is named after Fehrbellin
Fehrbellin
Fehrbellin is a municipality in Germany, located 60 km NW of Berlin. It has 9310 inhabitants as of 2005.-History:In 1675, the Battle of Fehrbellin was fought there, in which the troops of Brandenburg defeated those of occupying Sweden...

, where in 1675 the Battle of Fehrbellin
Battle of Fehrbellin
The Battle of Fehrbellin was fought on June 18, 1675 between Swedish and Brandenburg-Prussian troops. The Swedes, under Count Waldemar von Wrangel , had invaded and occupied parts of Brandenburg from their possessions in Pomerania, but were repelled by the forces of Frederick William, the Great...

 between Brandenburg-Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia is the historiographic denomination for the Early Modern realm of the Brandenburgian Hohenzollerns between 1618 and 1701. Based in the Electorate of Brandenburg, the main branch of the Hohenzollern intermarried with the branch ruling the Duchy of Prussia, and secured succession...

 and the Swedish Empire
Swedish Empire
The Swedish Empire refers to the Kingdom of Sweden between 1561 and 1721 . During this time, Sweden was one of the great European powers. In Swedish, the period is called Stormaktstiden, literally meaning "the Great Power Era"...

 took place. Its horseshoe shape was laid out in 1934 and is surrounded by several administrative buildings of the Nazi era
Nazi architecture
Nazi architecture was an architectural plan which played a role in the Nazi party's plans to create a cultural and spiritual rebirth in Germany as part of the Third Reich....

, including the former seat of the German Labour Front
German Labour Front
The German Labour Front was the National Socialist trade union organisation which replaced the various trade unions of the Weimar Republic after Adolf Hitler's rise to power....

 finished in 1943, today the Wilmersdorf town hall.
:The next station is Heidelberger Platz
Heidelberger Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
Berlin Heidelberger Platz is a railway station in the Wilmersdorf district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn lines , and and the U-Bahn line ....

 (change here for S-Bahn) or Hohenzollernplatz
Hohenzollernplatz (Berlin U-Bahn)
Hohenzollernplatz is a Berlin U-Bahn station located in the Wilmersdorf district on the line.The station opened with the first section of the U3 from Wittenbergplatz to Thielplatz on October 12, 1913. Architect was like in Heidelberger Platz , W.Leitgebel....

.
:The next station is Blissestraße
Blissestraße (Berlin U-Bahn)
Blissestraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the .Designed by G. R. Rümmler and opened in 1971, it has a ceiling with cement caskets that reflect the light in an unusual way.-References:...

 or Konstanzer Straße
Konstanzer Straße (Berlin U-Bahn)
Konstanzer Straße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on line in the Wilmersdorf district.It was opened on 28 April 1978 with the line's extension to Richard-Wagner-Platz. The eponymous street is named after the town of Konstanz...

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