Rummelsburg (German: [ˈʁʊml̩sˌbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a subdivision or neighborhood (Ortsteil) of the borough (Bezirk) of Lichtenberg of the German capital, Berlin.
Rummelsburg | |
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Coordinates: 52°30′00″N 13°29′33″E / 52.50000°N 13.49250°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Berlin |
City | Berlin |
Borough | Lichtenberg |
Founded | 1669 |
Subdivisions | 1 zone |
Area | |
• Total | 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 25,697 |
• Density | 5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | (nr. 1112) 10317 |
Vehicle registration | B |
History edit
Rummelsburg was founded in 1669. On 30 January 1889 it 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.[2]
Geography edit
Overview edit
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 edit
Rummelsburg counts 1 zone (Ortslage):
Transport edit
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 edit
- Adolph Schlicht (1840–1910)
- Heinrich Zille (1858–1929)
- Margarete Steffin (1908–1941)
Photogallery edit
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Nöldnerplatz
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The Rummelsburger See
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Münsterlandplatz
References edit
- ^ "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2021.
- ^ (in German) Historical infos about Rummelsburg
External links edit
Media related to Rummelsburg at Wikimedia Commons
- (in German) Rummelsburg page on www.berlin.de