Altglienicke

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Altglienicke
Water tower
Water tower
Location of Altglienicke in Treptow-Köpenick and Berlin
Altglienicke is located in Germany
Altglienicke
Altglienicke
Altglienicke is located in Berlin
Altglienicke
Altglienicke
Coordinates: 52°25′00″N 13°32′00″E / 52.41667°N 13.53333°E / 52.41667; 13.53333
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughTreptow-Köpenick
Founded1375
Subdivisions1 zone
Area
 • Total7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total29,595
 • Density3,800/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
(nr. 0906) 12524
Vehicle registrationB
WebsiteOfficial website

Altglienicke (German pronunciation: [altˈɡliːnɪkə] , literally Old Glienicke) is a locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin in the borough (Bezirk) of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow.

History[edit]

The village of Glinik was first mentioned in 1375. The Berlin Wall cut through Altglienicke (in East Berlin) and Rudow (in West Berlin) from 1961 until 1990. It was also the location for a joint American and British intelligence operation, Operation Gold.

Geography[edit]

Position[edit]

The locality is situated in the south-western side of Treptow-Köpenick. It borders with Rudow (in Neukölln), Johannisthal, Adlershof, Grünau, Bohnsdorf and the municipality of Schönefeld, in the Dahme-Spreewald district of Brandenburg.

Subdivision[edit]

Altglienicke counts 1 zone (Ortslage):

Transportation[edit]

Altglienicke is served by the Berliner S-Bahn lines S45 and S9, with the stations of Altglienicke and Grünbergallee. Close to the locality is the BER Airport - Terminal 5 station, by the former "Berlin Schönefeld" international airport, which is now part of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2021.

External links[edit]

Media related to Altglienicke at Wikimedia Commons