Lübars

Lübars  is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the borough (Bezirk) of Reinickendorf, Berlin.

This article is about the locality in Berlin. For the village part of Möckern, see Lübars (Möckern). For the village part of Klietz, see Neuermark-Lübars.
Lübars
Quarter of Berlin
Panoramic view with Tegeler Creek
Location of Lübars in Reinickendorf district and Berlin
Lübars
Lübars
Coordinates: 52°37′00″N 13°22′00″E
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughReinickendorf
Founded1247
Subdivisions3 zones
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2008)
 • Total4,915
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
(nr. 1208) 13469
Vehicle registrationB

History

First mentioned in 1247, it was an autonomous municipality merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Greater Berlin Act". As a part of West Berlin bordering East Germany, Lübars was crossed, from 1961 to 1989, by the Berlin Wall, built beyond the Tegeler Creek (Tegeler Fließ). Famous was the "Checkpoint Qualitz", a point of the wall named after Helmut Qualitz, a farmer from Lübars, who broke it on 16 June 1990 with his tractor.[1]

Geography

Overview

Situated in the north of Berlin and partially included in the area of Barnim Nature Park,[2] Lübars includes the small lakes of Ziegeleisee, Klötzbecken and part of Hermsdorfer See. The Tegeler Fließ separates Lübars from the Brandenburger municipalities, both in Oberhavel district, of Glienicke/Nordbahn and Mühlenbecker Land (with its municipal seat of Schildow). The Berliner bordering localities are Hermsdorf, Waidmannslust, Wittenau, Märkisches Viertel, Blankenfelde and Rosenthal (both in Pankow district). Lübars' principal recreation park is the eponymous one, situated in its southwestern corner.

Subdivision

Lübars counts 3 zones (Ortslagen):[3]

  • AEG-Siedlung
  • Andreas-Rabe-Siedlung
  • Kienwerder

Transport

The locality is not served by rails; only its southern borders with Märkisches Viertel are crossed by the industrial railway Tegel-Friedrichsfelde. Bus line 222 serves the locality.

Photogallery
  • Village church
  • Memorial plaque at "Checkpoint Qualitz"
  • Tegeler Fließ valley
  • Tegeler Fließ with relics of the former GDR border barriers

References
  1. (in German) Article about the "Checkpoint Qualitz" on the Berliner Zeitung
  2. Infos on the NPB official website. Click on "Naturpark", then click on "Region"
  3. Source: "ADAC StadtAtlas - Berlin-Potsdam". ed. 2007 - pages 121 - ISBN 3-8264-1348-2

Literature
  • W. Ribbe, J. Schmädeke: "Kleine Berlin-Geschichte", Stapp Verlag, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-87776-222-0

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