Grünau (Berlin)

"Berlin-Grünau" redirects here. For the railway station, see Berlin-Grünau station

Grünau
Quarter of Berlin
Friedenskirche
Location of Grünau in Treptow-Köpenick and Berlin
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Treptow-Köpenick
Founded	1749
Subdivisions	3 zones
Area
• Total	9.13 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population  (2008-06-30)
• Total	5,482
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	(nr. 0913) 12527
Vehicle registration	B

Grünau is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick.

History

During 1747 and 1753 some settlements were founded by Frederick II of Prussia, as Müggelheim, Friedrichshagen and Grünau itself. The village, founded in 1749, was first mentioned in 1754 with the name of Grüne Aue. Until 1920 it was a Prussian municipality of the former district of Teltow, merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act" .

Geography

Overview

Located in the sout-eastern suburb of Berlin, Grünau is bounded (in south-west) by the Brandenburger town of Schönefeld (in Dahme-Spreewald district). The Berliner bordering localities are Bohnsdorf, Altglienicke, Adlershof, Köpenick, Müggelheim and Schmöckwitz.

The quarter is surrounded by the Berliner Stadtforst and traversed by the river Dahme (tributary of the Spree) in the southern shore. In the lake Langer See, formed on the river, the islet of Großer Rohrwall belongs to Grünau.

Subdivision

Grünau is divided into 3 zones (Ortslagen):

• An der Regattastrecke
• Grünau-Ost
• Grünau-West

Transport

As urban rail, the locality is served by the S-Bahn lines S46, S8 and S85 (at the homonymous railway station); and by the tramway lne 68. It also counts the BVG ferry line F12 in Wassersportallee, that links Grünau to Köpenick across the river Müggelspree.

Personalities

• Karl Dönitz (1891-1980), admiral and politician, last president of Nazi Germany
• Stefan Heym (1913-2001), writer. He lived serveral years in a villa of the locality

Photogallery

• 
  Grünau station
• 
  The former "Funkhaus Grünau"
• 
  A tram on line 68 ("Uferbahn") at the Sportpromenade
• 
  Kapp Putsch memorial

External links

Media related to Grünau at Wikimedia Commons

• Template:De icon Grünau page on www.berlin.de