Mahlsdorf

Quarter of Berlin in Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Mahlsdorf in Marzahn-Hellersdorf district and Berlin

52°30′22″N 13°36′54″E / 52.50611°N 13.61500°E / 52.50611; 13.61500CountryGermanyStateBerlinCityBerlin BoroughMarzahn-Hellersdorf Founded1753Subdivisions2 zonesArea

• Total12.9 km² (5.0 sq mi)Elevation

50 m (160 ft)Population

(2020-12-31)^[1]

• Total29,757 • Density2,300/km² (6,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

(nr. 1004) 12623

Vehicle registrationB

Mahlsdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːlsˌdɔʁf] ^ⓘ) is a locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Marzahn-Hellersdorf. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Hellersdorf.

History

The locality was mentioned for the first time in a document of 1345, named as Malterstorp. Until 1920 it was a municipality of the former Niederbarnim district, merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act".^[2]

Geography

Overview

Mahlsdorf is located in the eastern suburb of Berlin, at the borders with the Brandenburger district of Märkisch-Oderland. It is bounded by the municipality of Neuenhagen and Hoppegarten, with its hamlets Hönow, Waldesruh and Birkenstein. The Berliner bordering localities are Hellersdorf, Kaulsdorf and Köpenick (in Treptow-Köpenick district). In the south of the quarter there are the lakes Elsensee and part of the Habermannsee, divided with Kaulsdorf.

Subdivision

Mahlsdorf is divided into 2 zones (Ortslagen):

Mahlsdorf-Nord
Mahlsdorf-Süd

Transport

The locality, crossed by the federal highways B1 and B5, is served by the S-Bahn line S5, at the rail station of Mahlsdorf. Birkenstein station, situated in the homonymous hamlet of the town of Hoppegarten, is close to the eastern suburb of the quarter.

Gallery

The Gründerzeitmuseum
The hill Berliner Balkon
Railway station

Personalities

Gerhard Behrendt (1929–2006)
Ralf Bursy (1956–2022)
Alice Herz (1882–1965)
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (1928–2002)
Kathrin Schmidt (born 1958)
Kurt Schwaen (1909–2007)
Reiner Süß (1930–2015)
Petra Zieger (born 1959)

References

^ "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2021.
^ (in German) Historical infos about Mahlsdorf Archived 2009-07-04 at the Wayback Machine