Glienicke/Nordbahn

Glienicke/Nordbahn
Town Hall
Coat of arms
Glienicke/Nordbahn
Location of Glienicke/Nordbahn within Oberhavel district
Coordinates: 52°37′59″N 13°19′59″E / 52.63306°N 13.33306°ECoordinates: 52°37′59″N 13°19′59″E / 52.63306°N 13.33306°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Government
• Mayor	Dr. Hans G. Oberlack (FDP)
Area
• Total	4.60 km^2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,155
• Density	2,600/km^2 (6,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16548
Dialling codes	033056
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.glienicke.eu

Glienicke/Nordbahn is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located right north of Berlin.

Situation

Glienicke/Nordbahn is located on the northern outskirts of Berlin. The addition "Nordbahn" (Northern Railway) is based on the proximity to the 19th century-built railway line Berlin-Stralsund, the Prussian Northern Railway. The town is bordered to the south and west by the district Reinickendorf of Berlin (localities Frohnau, Hermsdorf (Berlin) and Lübars) and Schönfließ, Mühlenbecker Land. Between 1961 and 1990 was situated at the eastern border of the Berlin Wall. The village is a typical Angerdorf (meadow) of the Mark Brandenburg. The highest point of the village is the "Langeberg" with 55 m.ü.NN.

From Glienicke there are 10 Miles (17 km) to Oranienburg, 25 Miles (44 km) to Potsdam, 180 Miles (270 km) to Stralsund near the Baltic See, 180 Miles (271 km) to Hamburg and 90 Miles (150 km) to Cottbus.

History

• First mentioned as Glyneck in 1412.
• Devastated during the War of Thirty Years.
• Reestablished from 1670.
• During the Cold War, Glienicke shared its borders with the former West Berlin, and so between 1961 and 1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall.
• After the reunification of Germany, Glienicke developed as a preferred suburb of Berlin.

Demography

After (East) Berlin, Glienicke/Nordbahn is the most densely populated municipality of any type in what was formerly East Germany, ahead of third-place Eichwalde (both are classified as rural municipalities, or Gemeinden), and well ahead of larger municipalities with city ("Stadt") status, such as Leipzig, Halle, and Dresden.

• 
  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

Glienicke/Nordbahn:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)^[2]

Year Population 1875 201 1890 251 1910 912 1925 1 823 1933 3 713 1939 5 187 1946 5 232 1950 5 392 1964 4 997 1971 4 930

Year Population 1981 4 774 1985 4 768 1989 4 483 1990 4 407 1991 4 370 1992 4 327 1993 4 365 1994 4 515 1995 4 641 1996 4 965

Year Population 1997 5 338 1998 5 943 1999 6 947 2000 7 709 2001 8 324 2002 8 714 2003 8 929 2004 9 140 2005 9 597 2006 9 879

Year Population 2007 10 270 2008 10 461 2009 10 774 2010 11 005 2011 11 085 2012 11 357 2013 11 667

Pictures

• 
  Central Pond.
• 
  Lutheran Church.
• 
  Central Pond at Night.
• 
  Memorial for the local opening of the Berlin Wall on March 3, 1990.
• 
  Chapel of the Cemetery.^[3]
• 
  Kindelfließ-rivulet on the southern rim of Glienicke with the remains of the "water wall" that separated Glienicke (GDR) from West-Berlin.

Politics

The Council consists of 22 members.

• CDU 5
• SPD 6
• FDP 2
• GBL 6
• Linke 3

(Election: September 28, 2008)

Mayors

• 1990 - 1994 Karin Röpke
• 1994 - 2010 Joachim Bienert
• 2010 - Dr. Hans G. Oberlack

Personalities

• Uwe Barschel, (1944-1987), former Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, was born in Glienicke.
• Fali Ramadani, (born 1963), player agent, his company named Lian Sports has its headquarter in the city
• Adolf von Trotha (1868-1940), Admiral of the Imperial Navy and Admiralty, honorary citizen of, buried in the cemetery of the parish Glienicke / Nordbahn
• Gustav Bauer (1870-1944), 1919-1920 Chancellor, lived from 1940 to 1944 in Glienicke / Nordbahn, in the cemetery of the parish Glienicke / Nordbahn buried
• Walter Felsenstein (1901-1975), director, had his residence in Glienicke / Nordbahn

Freemen

• Adolf von Trotha (1868-1940), Admiral of the Imperial Navy and Admiralty
• Erich Schwabe (1909-2015), military leader of the volunteer fire department Glienicke / Nordbahn (1964–1976),^[4][5] oldest firefighter of Brandenburg^[6]

References

1. "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.
2. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
3. http://www.ekg-glienicke.de/dpl6/taxonomy/term/4
4. http://www.glienicke.eu/presse/oga/archiv/2011/januar/29_01_02.html
5. http://www.glienicke.eu/presse/maz/archiv/2011/januar/29_01_02.html
6. https://www.glienicke.eu/portal/meldungen/ehrenbuerger-erich-schwabe-gestorben-904005034-22451.html?rubrik=904000002

External links

• Official site (German)