Alt-Treptow

Alt-Treptow (German pronunciation: [ˌʔaltˈtʁeːptoː], Old Treptow) is a German locality in the borough of Treptow-Köpenick in Berlin. Known also as Treptow it was, until 2001, the main and the eponymous locality of the former Treptow borough.

Not to be confused with Altentreptow.
Alt-Treptow
Quarter of Berlin
The building complex "Treptowers"
and the sculpture "Molecule Man"
Coat of arms
Location of Alt-Treptow in Treptow-Köpenick and Berlin
Alt-Treptow
Alt-Treptow
Coordinates: 52°29′24″N 13°26′58″E
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughTreptow-Köpenick
Founded1568
Area
 • Total2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2008-06-30)
 • Total10,426
 • Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
(nr. 0901) 12435
Vehicle registrationB

History

The locality, first inhabited in 6th century by Slavic peoples, was first mentioned in 1568 with the name of Trebow. It merged into Berlin with the Greater Berlin Act in 1920. From 1961 to 1989 its north and western borders were crossed by the Berlin Wall. From January 1, 2001 the former borough of Treptow, composed also by Plänterwald, Baumschulenweg, Niederschöneweide, Johannisthal, Adlershof, Altglienicke and Bohnsdorf; was disestablished to merge into the new Treptow-Köpenick borough.[1]

Geography

Alt-Treptow is situated in the south-eastern suburb of Berlin and half of its territory is occupied by the Treptower Park. It borders with the localities of Plänterwald, Neukölln (in Neukölln borough), Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg (in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough). Bordered in north by the Spree river it counts in its territory an islet named "Insel der Jugend" (Youth Island).

Transport

The locality is served by the S-Bahn at Berlin Treptower Park station, on the lines S4, S8, S85, and S9.

See also

References
  1. (in German) Historical infos about Alt-Treptow Archived 2010-02-19 at the Wayback Machine

Photogallery

Media related to Alt-Treptow at Wikimedia Commons


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