Hermsdorf (Berlin)

For the railway station, see Berlin-Hermsdorf station.

Hermsdorf
Quarter of Berlin
Village church
Coat of arms
Hermsdorf
Location of Hermsdorf in Reinickendorf district and Berlin
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Reinickendorf
Founded	1200
Area
• Total	6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population (2008-06-30)
• Total	16,503
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	(nr. 1206) 13467
Vehicle registration	B

Hermsdorf is a district (Ortsteil) of Berlin located in the borough (Bezirk) of Reinickendorf.

History

First mentioned in 1200, it was an autonomous municipality merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Greater Berlin Act". During the Cold War, as part of West Berlin bordering East Germany, it was crossed by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989 at its border with the municipality of Glienicke/Nordbahn.

Geography

It is situated in the north of the city, bordering the Brandenburger municipality of Glienicke/Nordbahn (Oberhavel district). It borders the Berliner localities of Frohnau, Tegel, Waidmannslust and Lübars. It also borders the forest of Tegel and part of its territory is included in Barnim Nature Park.

Transport

Hermsdorf is served by the Berlin S-Bahn line S1 at the station Berlin-Hermsdorf.

Personalities

• Max Beckmann
• Hans Blüher
• Erich Kästner
• Gustav Landauer
• Annemarie Wolff-Richter

Literature

• Hans J Arnold: "Als in Hermsdorf noch die Semnonen wohnten". ISBN 3-927611-18-2
• "Festschrift 650 Jahre Hermsdorf. 1349–1999". ISBN 3-927611-12-3
• "Ich denke oft an Onkel Franz. Jüdische Spurensuche in Berlin-Reinickendorf". Bd. 2.: Hermsdorf und Umgebung. ISBN 3-923809-82-4

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• (German) Hermsdorf page of Reinickendorfer website
• (German) Hermsdorf on Kulturgeschichte Reinickendorf Wiki