Waßmannsdorf

Waßmannsdorf
Aerial view
Aerial view
Coat of arms of Waßmannsdorf
Location of Waßmannsdorf
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Waßmannsdorf is located in Germany
Waßmannsdorf
Waßmannsdorf
Waßmannsdorf is located in Brandenburg
Waßmannsdorf
Waßmannsdorf
Coordinates: 52°22′18″N 13°28′29″E / 52.37167°N 13.47472°E / 52.37167; 13.47472
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictDahme-Spreewald
MunicipalitySchönefeld
Area
 • Total7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total784
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
12529
Dialling codes03379
Vehicle registrationLDS

Waßmannsdorf is a village and a civil parish (Ortsteil) of the German town of Schönefeld, located in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg. As of 2007 its population was of around 1,000.

History

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First mentioned in 1350 as Wasmanstorp, the village was an autonomous municipality until 2003, when it merged into Schönefeld.[1] From 1961 to 1989 its municipal borders with West Berlin were crossed by the Berlin Wall.

Geography

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Waßmannsdorf is located in the southeastern suburb of Berlin, near the districts of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Neukölln and Treptow-Köpenick; and bordering with the quarter of Rudow.[2] The nearest places are Großziethen, Selchow, Schönefeld and Blankenfelde-Mahlow. The village is 20 km far from Königs Wusterhausen, 28 from Ludwigsfelde and 34 from Potsdam.

Transport

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Waßmannsdorf is situated close to the runway of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Crossed by the Berlin outer ring, it is served by a new railway station[3] on the S-Bahn extension to the new airport[4][5] (lines S45 and S9).[6] The village is also interested by the Expressway Potsdam-Schönefeld projects.

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References

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  1. ^ (in German) Historical chronicle of Waßmannsdorf
  2. ^ "Waßmannsdorf" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ^ Map at berliner-stadtplan.com
  4. ^ (in German) "Erster S-Bahn-Zug fuhr zum neuen Flughafenbahnhof" (article and images on S-Bahn Berlin website)
  5. ^ (in German) "Der Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg International" (article and map on S-Bahn Berlin website)
  6. ^ Map of the reorganization of the rail system serving the new airport "Berlin Brandenburg"
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