Grünau (Berlin)

Grünau
Quarter of Berlin
Friedenskirche
Grünau
Location of Grünau in Treptow-Köpenick and Berlin
Coordinates: 52°25′00″N 13°34′00″E / 52.41667°N 13.56667°E / 52.41667; 13.56667Coordinates: 52°25′00″N 13°34′00″E / 52.41667°N 13.56667°E / 52.41667; 13.56667
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Treptow-Köpenick
Founded	1749
Area
• Total	9.13 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population (2008-06-30)
• Total	5,482
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	(nr. 0913) 12527
Vehicle registration	B

Grünau is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick.

History

During 1747 and 1753 some settlements were founded by Frederick II of Prussia, as Müggelheim, Friedrichshagen and Grünau itself. The village, founded in 1749, was first mentioned in 1754 with the name of Grüne Aue. Until 1920 it was a Prussian municipality of the former district of Teltow, merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act".^[1]

For the 1936 Summer Olympics, the city hosted the canoeing and rowing events at the regatta course on the Langer See.

Geography

Overview

Located in the south-eastern suburb of Berlin, Grünau is bounded (in south-west) by the Brandenburger town of Schönefeld (in Dahme-Spreewald district). The Berliner bordering localities are Bohnsdorf, Altglienicke, Adlershof, Köpenick, Müggelheim and Schmöckwitz.

The quarter is surrounded by the Berliner Stadtforst and traversed by the river Dahme (tributary of the Spree) in the southern shore. In the lake Langer See, formed on the river, the islet of Großer Rohrwall belongs to Grünau.

Subdivision

Grünau is divided into 3 zones (Ortslagen):

• An der Regattastrecke
• Grünau-Ost
• Grünau-West

Transport

As urban rail, the locality is served by the S-Bahn lines S46, S8 and S85 (at the homonymous railway station); and by the tramway lne 68. It also counts the BVG ferry line F12^[2] in Wassersportallee, that links Grünau to Köpenick across the river Dahme.

Personalities

• Karl Dönitz (1891–1980), admiral and politician, last president of Nazi Germany
• Stefan Heym (1913–2001), writer. He lived several years in a villa of the locality

Photogallery

• 
  Grünau station
• 
  The former "Funkhaus Grünau"^[3]
• 
  A tram on line 68 ("Uferbahn") at the Sportpromenade
• 
  Kapp Putsch memorial

References

External links

Media related to Grünau at Wikimedia Commons

• 1936 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 996–1029.
• (German) Grünau page on www.berlin.de

Boroughs and neighborhoods of Berlin
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf	Charlottenburg Charlottenburg-Nord Grunewald Halensee Schmargendorf Westend Wilmersdorf
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg	Friedrichshain Kreuzberg
Lichtenberg	Alt-Hohenschönhausen Falkenberg Fennpfuhl Friedrichsfelde Karlshorst Lichtenberg Malchow Neu-Hohenschönhausen Rummelsburg Wartenberg
Marzahn-Hellersdorf	Biesdorf Hellersdorf Kaulsdorf Mahlsdorf Marzahn
Mitte	Gesundbrunnen Hansaviertel Mitte Moabit Tiergarten Wedding
Neukölln	Britz Buckow Gropiusstadt Neukölln Rudow
Pankow	Blankenburg Blankenfelde Buch Französisch Buchholz Heinersdorf Karow Niederschönhausen Pankow Prenzlauer Berg Rosenthal Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow Weißensee Wilhelmsruh
Reinickendorf	Borsigwalde Frohnau Heiligensee Hermsdorf Konradshöhe Lübars Märkisches Viertel Reinickendorf Tegel Waidmannslust Wittenau
Spandau	Falkenhagener Feld Gatow Hakenfelde Haselhorst Kladow Siemensstadt Spandau Staaken Wilhelmstadt
Steglitz-Zehlendorf	Dahlem Lankwitz Lichterfelde Nikolassee Steglitz Wannsee Zehlendorf
Tempelhof-Schöneberg	Friedenau Lichtenrade Mariendorf Marienfelde Schöneberg Tempelhof
Treptow-Köpenick	Adlershof Alt-Treptow Altglienicke Baumschulenweg Bohnsdorf Friedrichshagen Grünau Johannisthal Köpenick Müggelheim Niederschöneweide Oberschöneweide Plänterwald Rahnsdorf Schmöckwitz
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Olympic venues in canoeing
1936: Berlin-Grünau Regatta Course 1948: Henley Royal Regatta 1952: Taivallahti 1956: Lake Wendouree 1960: Lake Albano 1964: Lake Sagami 1968: Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course 1972: Augsburg Eiskanal, Oberschleißheim Regatta Course 1976: Notre Dame Island 1980: Krylatskoye Rowing Canal 1984: Lake Casitas 1988: Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site 1992: Canal Olímpic de Catalunya, Segre Olympic Park 1996: Lake Lanier, Ocoee Whitewater Center 2000: Penrith Whitewater Stadium, Sydney International Regatta Centre 2004: Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre, Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre 2008: Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park 2012: Dorney Lake, Lee Valley White Water Centre 2016: Lagoa Stadium, Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium

Olympic venues in rowing
1900: Seine 1904: Creve Coeur Lake 1908: Henley Royal Regatta 1912: Djurgårdsbrunnsviken 1920: Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal 1924: Bassin d'Argentuil 1928: Sloten 1932: Long Beach Marine Stadium 1936: Berlin-Grünau Regatta Course 1948: Henley Royal Regatta 1952: Meilahti 1956: Lake Wendouree 1960: Lake Albano 1964: Toda Rowing Course 1968: Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course 1972: Oberschleißheim Regatta Course 1976: Notre Dame Island 1980: Krylatskoye Rowing Canal 1984: Lake Casitas 1988: Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site 1992: Lake of Banyoles 1996: Lake Lanier 2000: Sydney International Regatta Centre 2004: Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre 2008: Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park 2012: Dorney Lake 2016: Lagoa Stadium 2020: Sea Forest Waterway