Rummelsburg

Rummelsburg (German: [ˈʁʊml̩sˌbʊʁk] (listen)) is a subdivision or neighborhood (Ortsteil) of the borough (Bezirk) of Lichtenberg of the German capital, Berlin.

For the town in Poland, see Miastko. For the train station, see Berlin-Rummelsburg railway station.
Rummelsburg
Quarter of Berlin
Tuchollaplatz (Victoriastadt)
Location of Rummelsburg in Lichtenberg district and Berlin
Rummelsburg
Rummelsburg
Coordinates: 52°30′00″N 13°29′33″E
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughLichtenberg
Founded1669
Subdivisions1 zone
Area
 • Total4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2008-06-30)
 • Total17,567
 • Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
(nr. 1112) 10317
Vehicle registrationB

History

Rummelsburg was founded in 1669 and on January 30, 1889 became a rural municipality, with the name of Boxhagen-Rummelsburg. Merged in 1912 in the town of Lichtenberg, in 1920 it was incorporated in Berlin with the Greater Berlin Act.[1]

Geography

Overview

Located in the eastern side of the city and crossed by Spree river in the western corner, Rummelsburg borders with Lichtenberg, Friedrichsfelde, Karlshorst, Friedrichshain (in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district), Plänterwald and Oberschöneweide (both in Treptow-Köpenick district). The lake Rummelsburger See belongs to the locality and separates it from Stralau, a zone of Friedrichshain.

Subdivision

Rummelsburg counts 1 zone (Ortslage):

  • Victoriastadt

Transport

The locality is served by several urban rail lines of S-Bahn and U-Bahn. The stations serving the locality are Rummelsburg (S3 line), Betriebsbahnhof Rummelsburg (S3), Nöldnerplatz (S5, S7, S75), partly Ostkreuz (S3, S4, S5, S7, S75, S8, S85, S9) and part of the DB station of Lichtenberg (S5, S7, S75, U5, Tram).

Personalities

Photogallery
  • Nöldnerplatz
  • The Rummelsburger See
  • Münsterlandplatz
  • Klingenberg power station

References
  1. (in German) Historical infos about Rummelsburg

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