Altglienicke

Quarter of Berlin in Germany

52°25′00″N 13°32′00″E / 52.41667°N 13.53333°E / 52.41667; 13.53333CountryGermanyStateBerlinCityBerlin BoroughTreptow-Köpenick Founded1375Subdivisions1 zoneArea • Total7.89 km² (3.05 sq mi)Elevation34 m (112 ft)Population • Total29,595 • Density3,800/km² (9,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesVehicle registrationBWebsiteOfficial website

Altglienicke (German pronunciation: [altˈɡliːnɪkə] ^ⓘ, literally Old Glienicke) is a locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin in the borough (Bezirk) of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow.

History

The village of Glinik was first mentioned in 1375. The Berlin Wall cut through Altglienicke (in East Berlin) and Rudow (in West Berlin) from 1961 until 1990. It was also the location for a joint American and British intelligence operation, Operation Gold.

Geography

Position

The locality is situated in the south-western side of Treptow-Köpenick. It borders with Rudow (in Neukölln), Johannisthal, Adlershof, Grünau, Bohnsdorf and the municipality of Schönefeld, in the Dahme-Spreewald district of Brandenburg.

Subdivision

Altglienicke counts 1 zone (Ortslage):

• Falkenberg

Transportation

Altglienicke is served by the Berliner S-Bahn lines S45 and S9, with the stations of Altglienicke and Grünbergallee. Close to the locality is the BER Airport - Terminal 5 station, by the former "Berlin Schönefeld" international airport, which is now part of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

See also

• Berlin Altglienicke railway station

References

External links

Media related to Altglienicke at Wikimedia Commons

• (in German) Altglienicke official website Archived 2022-08-18 at the Wayback Machine