Rahnsdorf | |
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 The settlement of Neu-Venedig (New Venice) | |
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Location of Rahnsdorf in Treptow-Köpenick and Berlin  | |
  Rahnsdorf  Rahnsdorf | |
| Coordinates:52°26′00″N13°42′00″E / 52.43333°N 13.70000°E /52.43333; 13.70000 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough | Treptow-Köpenick |
| Founded | 1375 |
| Subdivisions | 4 zones |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 10,723 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 12589 |
| Vehicle registration | B |
Rahnsdorf (German pronunciation:[ˈʁaːnsˌdɔʁf]ⓘ) is alocality (Ortsteil) ofBerlin,Germany, located in the southeast of the Berlin borough (Bezirk) ofTreptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough ofKöpenick.
Rahnsdorf was first mentioned in 1375, having been founded as a fishermen's village with its own church. The latter burned down almost completely in 1872 and thus had to be rebuilt thereafter. In 1902, theVillenkolonie of Wilhelmshagen was built in the east of the village withTabor Church. In 1920, Rahnsdorf was merged into the city of Berlin as a consequence of the "Greater Berlin Act" and from 1949 to 1990 it was part ofEast Berlin.[2]
Located in the south-eastern suburb of Berlin, Rahnsdorf is the easternmost locality of the city. The easternmost point is represented by Springeberg, a ground located in front of Flakensee lake, bordering withWoltersdorf andErkner, two municipalities of theOder-Spree district,Brandenburg. Similar to anexclave it is linked to Berliner mainland with a road (Woltersdorfer Landstraße) forming a strip, as inSteinstücken. The other municipality bordering with Rahnsdorf isSchöneiche, also part of Oder-Spree. Another peculiarity of Rahnsdorfer borders with Brandenburg is represented byLandjägerallee, a road parallel to the railway that forms a thin and long strip belonging to Erkner surrounded by Berliner territory. The localities of Treptow-Köpenick bordering with Rahnsdorf areFriedrichshagen,Köpenick andMüggelheim.
Surrounded by a big portion of theBerliner Stadtforst (city forest), Rahnsdorf counts two lakes in its territory: the eastern portion ofMüggelsee (Berlin's largest lake by surface area), and the western one ofDämeritzsee. Between theMüggelspree river, an affluent of theSpree representing the border shared with Müggelheim, and the old town, it is located Neu-Venedig (NewVenice), a residential settlement so named because it is crossed by numerous artificial canals.[3]
Rahnsdorf counts five zones (Ortslagen):
As urban railways, the locality is served byS-Bahn lineS3, at the stations ofRahnsdorf andWilhelmshagen. It is also served by thetramway lines 61 and87. The second, not operated byBVG and separated from the citizen network, connects Rahnsdorf station to Woltersdorf. Another separated line (88) crosses a little portion of the locality without stops. Rahnsdorf counts also twoferry lines, F23 and F24, running over Müggelspree, at Müggelwerderweg and Kruggasse.
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 Reinickendorf (12) | |
 Spandau (5) | |
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