Hennigsdorf
| Hennigsdorf | ||
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Martin Luther Church | ||
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  Hennigsdorf | ||
Location of Hennigsdorf within Oberhavel district  | ||
| Coordinates: 52°38′16″N 13°12′13″E / 52.63778°N 13.20361°ECoordinates: 52°38′16″N 13°12′13″E / 52.63778°N 13.20361°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Oberhavel | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Andreas Schulz (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31.29 km2 (12.08 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 26,264 | |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 16761 | |
| Dialling codes | 03302 | |
| Vehicle registration | OHV | |
| Website | www.hennigsdorf.de | |
Hennigsdorf is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated north-west of Berlin, just across the city border, which is formed mainly by the Havel river.
History
The municipality shared its borders with the former West Berlin, and so during the period 1961–1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall.
In 1951/2, the Havel Canal was constructed to link Hennigsdorf with Paretz, thus avoiding a passage through the reach of the River Havel, between Spandau and Potsdam, that was under the political control of West Berlin. The canal is still in use, providing a shorter route for shipping from west of Berlin to the Oder–Havel Canal and Poland.[2]
Geography
Subdivision
Hennigsdorf consists of 3 districts:
- Hennigsdorf
- Nieder Neuendorf (since 1923)
- Stolpe-Süd (since May 1, 1998)
Neighbouring places
International relations
Hennigsdorf is twinned with:
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Kralupy nad Vltavou (Czech Republic) -
Choisy-le-Roi (France) -
Alsdorf (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Sport
Hennigsdorf is home to Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby, a rugby union club. The team, formed in 1948 under the leadership of Erwin Thiesies, was the most successful side during the East German era of the town, having won 27 national championships from 1952 to 1990.[3] The Yu-Gi-Oh! duelist Leon Schreit has also won the Yu-Gi-Oh! National Championship 2013 in Amsterdam.
Demography
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
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Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[5]
Famous people
- Michael Hartmann (1974– ), footballer
- Frank Klawonn (1966– ), rower
- Dirk Kummer (1966– ), actor, director, writer
- Martin Männel (1988– ), footballer
- Erich Muhsfeldt (1913–1948), holocaust perpetrator
- Erich Priebke (1913–2013), Nazi war criminal
- Karsten Schmeling (1962– ), rower
- Erwin Thiesies (1908–1993), rugby union player who died in Hennigsdorf
See also
- LEW Hennigsdorf, large rail vehicle factory located in Hennigsdorf
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
- ↑ Sheffield, Barry (1995). Inland Waterways of Germany. St Ives: Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson. p. 100. ISBN 0-85288-283-1.
- ↑ Rugby in Hennigsdorf - Eine Chronologie (German) Stahl Hennigsdorf website - club history, accessed: 10 April 2010
- ↑ Boundaries as of 2013
- ↑ Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links
Media related to Hennigsdorf at Wikimedia Commons
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Hennigsdorf. |
- Official site (German)
Towns and municipalities in Oberhavel | ||
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