Hakenfelde

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Hakenfelde
Quarter of Berlin
The Evangelical church Stiftskirche-Johannesstift
The
Location of Hakenfelde in Spandau district and Berlin
Hakenfelde is located in Germany
Hakenfelde
Hakenfelde
Coordinates: 52°34′40″N 13°10′51″E / 52.57778°N 13.18083°E / 52.57778; 13.18083Coordinates: 52°34′40″N 13°10′51″E / 52.57778°N 13.18083°E / 52.57778; 13.18083
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughSpandau
Founded1730
Subdivisions2 zones
Area
 • Total20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2008-06-30)
 • Total26,337
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
(nr. 0507) 13587
Vehicle registrationB

Hakenfelde (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːkn̩ˌfɛldə] (About this soundlisten)) is a German locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin in the borough (Bezirk) of Spandau.

History[]

The name Hakenfelde is derived a dairy-farm built in 1730 on the outskirts of Spandau.[1] Part of the town of Spandau it merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Greater Berlin Act". Due to its position at the borders of West Berlin within East Germany it was largely crossed, from 1961 to 1989, by the Berlin Wall.[2] In 2003 it became an autonomous Ortsteil, separated (with Falkenhagener Feld and Wilhelmstadt) from the one of Spandau.

Geography[]

Overview[]

Located in the northeastern suburb of the city, Hakenfelde is surrounded by the and separated from the district of Reinickendorf by the river Havel. It borders with the Brandenburger municipalities of Falkensee, Schönwalde-Glien and Hennigsdorf, all in the district of Havelland. The bordering Ortsteil are Falkenhagener Feld, Haselhorst, Spandau, Reinickendorf and Konradshöhe (both in Reinickendorf district).

On the Havel there is an island () and 3 islets (, and ) belonging to Hakenfelde. Eiswerder, situated in the middle of the (Spandauer See), is linked to Hakenfelde and Haselhorst by 2 bridges.

Subdivision[]

The locality counts 2 zones (Ortslagen):

Photogallery[]

  • Eiswerder island

  • A disused rail track on the Spandauer Forest

  • Aerial view of northern side of Hakenfelde

Transport[]

Hakenfelde is not served by railways, it is simply traversed by the industrial track of the and the abandoned . It is served by several lines of the bus network and by some private ferry lines.

References[]

  1. ^ (in German) Industrial history of Hakenfelde
  2. ^ Berlin Wall maps on "Berlin Wall Online"
  3. ^ (in German) Infos and maps on Gartenfreunde Spandau
  4. ^ (in German) Article on the Berliner Zeitung

External links[]

Media related to Hakenfelde at Wikimedia Commons


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