Konradshöhe
Encyclopedia
Konradshöhe is a German
locality (Ortsteil) within the borough
(Bezirk) of Reinickendorf
, Berlin
.
August Friedrich Theodor Rohmann. In 1865 he acquired a property by the Havel
originally intending to establish a copper mine. The settlement was officially established in 1868 and named "Conrads Höh", after the oldest son of Rohmann .
Part of the municipality of Heiligensee
, Konradshöhe merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Greater Berlin Act
". During the Cold War
it was part of West Berlin
with a short border to East Germany defined by the Havel
. In that place the Berlin Wall
was built beyond this river.
(in Bezirk Spandau
) by the river Havel, from Tegel
and Heiligensee
by the eponymous forest. The river also separates Konradshöhe from the Brandenburg
er municipality of Hennigsdorf
(in Oberhavel
district).
Jörsfelde, the biggest one, is situated in the north with its center located in the square Falkenplatz . ; Tegelort is the southern side located in a peninsula
formed by the Havel river and Lake Tegel
.
222 and 324 and also by a couple of private ferry lines
to Hakenfelde.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
locality (Ortsteil) within the borough
Boroughs and localities of Berlin
Berlin is both a city and one of Germany’s federal states. It is made up of twelve boroughs , each with its own borough government, though all boroughs are subject to Berlin’s city and state government.-History:Each borough is made up of several officially recognized localities...
(Bezirk) of Reinickendorf
Reinickendorf
Reinickendorf is the twelfth borough of Berlin. It encompasses the northwest of the city area, including the Berlin-Tegel Airport, Lake Tegel, spacious settlements of detached houses as well as housing estates like Märkisches Viertel.-Subdivision:...
, Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
History
In the course of the northern extension of Berlin during the 19th century, many people settled in the suburbs, attracted by the proximity to nature and the low price of land. One of them was the coppersmithCoppersmith
A coppersmith, also known as a redsmith, is a person who makes artifacts from copper. The term redsmith comes from the colour of copper....
August Friedrich Theodor Rohmann. In 1865 he acquired a property by the Havel
Havel
The Havel is a river in north-eastern Germany, flowing through the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a right tributary of the Elbe river and in length...
originally intending to establish a copper mine. The settlement was officially established in 1868 and named "Conrads Höh", after the oldest son of Rohmann .
Part of the municipality of Heiligensee
Heiligensee
Heiligensee is a locality within Reinickendorf, a borough of the German capital, Berlin. It has 17,780 inhabitants and an area of .-Overview:...
, Konradshöhe merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Greater Berlin Act
Greater Berlin Act
The Greater Berlin Act , in full the Law Regarding the Reconstruction of the New Local Authority of Berlin , was a law passed by the Prussian government in 1920 that greatly expanded the size of the German capital of Berlin.-History:...
". During the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
it was part of West Berlin
West Berlin
West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...
with a short border to East Germany defined by the Havel
Havel
The Havel is a river in north-eastern Germany, flowing through the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a right tributary of the Elbe river and in length...
. In that place the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
was built beyond this river.
Overview
Located in the north-west of Berlin, Konradshöhe is separated from the locality of HakenfeldeHakenfelde
Hakenfelde is a German locality of Berlin in the borough of Spandau.-History:The name Hakenfelde is derived a dairy-farm built in 1730 on the outskirts of Spandau. Part of the town of Spandau it merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Greater Berlin Act"...
(in Bezirk Spandau
Spandau
Spandau is the fifth of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is the fourth largest and westernmost borough, situated at the confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and along the western bank of the Havel, but the least populated.-Overview:...
) by the river Havel, from Tegel
Tegel
Tegel is a locality in the Berlin borough of Reinickendorf on the shore of Lake Tegel. The Tegel locality, the second largest in area of the 95 Berlin districts, also includes the neighbourhood of Saatwinkel.-History:...
and Heiligensee
Heiligensee
Heiligensee is a locality within Reinickendorf, a borough of the German capital, Berlin. It has 17,780 inhabitants and an area of .-Overview:...
by the eponymous forest. The river also separates Konradshöhe from the Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
er municipality of Hennigsdorf
Hennigsdorf
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.-History:...
(in Oberhavel
Oberhavel
Oberhavel is a Kreis in the northern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the districts Uckermark, Barnim, the Bundesland Berlin, and the districts Havelland and Ostprignitz-Ruppin.-Geography:The district is located along...
district).
Subdivision
Konradshöhe is divided into 2 zones (Ortslagen):- Jörsfelde
- Tegelort
Jörsfelde, the biggest one, is situated in the north with its center located in the square Falkenplatz . ; Tegelort is the southern side located in a peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
formed by the Havel river and Lake Tegel
Lake Tegel
Lake Tegel , is the second largest lake in Berlin, Germany. It is situated in the northwest of the city in the Reinickendorf borough, in the Ortsteil of Tegel....
.
Transport
The locality is not served by railways, but by the bus linesBus transport in Berlin
The Bus transport in Berlin , operated by BVG, is the public bus service network of Berlin, Germany. Opened in 1846, it represents the oldest public transport service of the city...
222 and 324 and also by a couple of private ferry lines
Ferry transport in Berlin
Berlin, the capital city of Germany, has an extensive network of rivers, lakes and canals. As a consequence ferry transport forms a part of the transport network of Berlin.-History:...
to Hakenfelde.
Personalities
- Jörg Draeger (b. 1944), anchorman
- Kim Fisher (b. 1969), singer and anchorman
Literature
- Jörg Müller: "Geschichte und Gegenwart: Die Ortsteile Konradshöhe – Tegelort – Joersfelde", Jahrbuch des Landesarchivs Berlin, 1990