Waßmannsdorf Explained

Waßmannsdorf should not be confused with Wißmannsdorf.

Waßmannsdorf
Type:Ortsteil
Municipality:Schönefeld
Image Coa:Wappen_Wassmannsdorf.png
Coordinates:52.3717°N 13.4747°W
State:Brandenburg
District:Dahme-Spreewald
Elevation:40
Area:7.84
Population:784
Stand:2015
Postal Code:12529
Area Code:03379
Licence:LDS

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

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

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. 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

See also: Waßmannsdorf station. 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[2] on the S-Bahn extension to the new airport[3] [4] (lines S45 and S9).[5] The village is also interested by the Expressway Potsdam-Schönefeld projects.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Historical chronicle of Waßmannsdorf
  2. http://www.berliner-stadtplan.com/S-Bahnhof-Wassmannsdorf-12529-Schoenefeld-Wassmannsdorf_a53811 Map at berliner-stadtplan.com
  3. "Erster S-Bahn-Zug fuhr zum neuen Flughafenbahnhof" (article and images on S-Bahn Berlin website)
  4. "Der Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg International" (article and map on S-Bahn Berlin website)
  5. [:commons:File:Anbindung BER zukunft.svg|Map of the reorganization of the rail system serving the new airport "Berlin Brandenburg"]