Eichwalde Explained

Image Coa:	Wappen_Eichwalde.svg
Coordinates:	52.3667°N 13.6167°W
Image Plan:	Eichwalde in LDS.png
State:	Brandenburg
District:	Dahme-Spreewald
Elevation:	35
Area:	2.80
Postal Code:	15732
Area Code:	030
Licence:	LDS
Gemeindeschlüssel:	12 0 61 112
Website:	www.eichwalde.de
Mayor:	Jörg Jenoch^[1]
Leader Term:	2017 - 25
Party:	independent

Eichwalde is a municipality of the Dahme-Spreewald district in Brandenburg, Germany, situated at the southeastern Berlin city limits. With 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi) it is the smallest Brandenburg municipality by area, while its population density is the second highest (after Glienicke/Nordbahn).

History

The land settlement of Eichwalde was founded on March 20, 1893. The name means "oak wood" in German.

Culture

Museums

The Old Firestation is a cultural center of the town. In the building many concerts, exhibitions, readings and other cultural events are organized by the local Freundeskreis Alte Feuerwache e.V. (Circle of friends of the Old Fire Station) take place.

Music

• The last remaining Parabrahm pipe organ (constructed in 1908) of the world

Buildings

• Center of Eichwalde with an impressive ensemble of buildings from the time of the founding of Eichwalde, for example the Humboldt-Gymnasium (Humboldt High School) and the Alte Feuerwache (Old Fire Station)
• Churches: Catholic (St. Anthony, neo-Roman style), Protestant/Lutheran (neo-Gothic style), Methodist (Eben Ezer), New Apostolic, Landeskirchliche Gemeinschaft
• Water tower

Monuments of nature

• Friedenseiche (Oak of Peace) => Symbol of the Town

Videogames

• Overwatch based the name of one of their maps named "Eichenwalde" on this city. It is the hometown of the game's German hero, Reinhardt.

Economy and Infrastructure

Traffic

• Public transport

Berlin S-Bahn Station Eichwalde

• Airport

Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport

Notable people

• Sonja Ziemann, actress

External links

• Homepage of Eichwalde
• http://www.eichwalde.com

Notes and References

1. https://wahlen.brandenburg.de/wahlen/de/kommunalwahlen/bm-wahlen/ergebnisse/~12061000 Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters