Английская Википедия:Hennigsdorf
Шаблон:Infobox German location Hennigsdorf (Шаблон:IPA-de) is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. It is situated north-west of Berlin, just across the city border, which is formed mainly by the Havel river.
History
Шаблон:Stack The town was first mentioned in 1375, when it was part of the Bohemian Crown. Afterwards it was part of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, then of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1701, and of the German Empire from 1871. During World War II, in 1944, a subcamp of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp was established, in which some 650 women, mostly Polish, were imprisoned and subjected to forced labour.[1] In April 1945, the subcamp was dissolved and the surviving prisoners were sent on a death march to the Ravensbrück concentration camp.[2]
After the war, it formed part of East Germany. The municipality shared its borders with the former West Berlin, and so during the period 1961–1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall.
In 1951/2, the Havel Canal was constructed to link Hennigsdorf with Paretz, thus avoiding a passage through the reach of the River Havel, between Spandau and Potsdam, that was under the political control of West Berlin. The canal is still in use, providing a shorter route for shipping from west of Berlin to the Oder–Havel Canal and Poland.[3]
Geography
Subdivision
Hennigsdorf consists of 3 districts:
- Hennigsdorf
- Nieder Neuendorf (since 1923)
- Stolpe-Süd (since May 1, 1998)
Neighbouring places
Twin towns – sister cities
Шаблон:See also Hennigsdorf is twinned with:[4] Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alsdorf, Germany
- Шаблон:Flagicon Choisy-le-Roi, France
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
- Шаблон:Flagicon Środa Wielkopolska, Poland
Economy
Located in Hennigsdorf is the Bombardier LEW Hennigsdorf train factory and a steel smelter.[5]
Sport
Hennigsdorf is home to Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby, a rugby union club. The team, formed in 1948 under the leadership of Erwin Thiesies, was the most successful side during the East German era of the town, having won 27 national championships from 1952 to 1990.[6]
Demography
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Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)
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Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
Notable people
- Michael Hartmann (born 1974), footballer
- Frank Klawonn (born 1966), rower
- Dirk Kummer (born 1966), actor, director, writer
- Martin Männel (born 1988), footballer
- Erich Muhsfeldt (1913–1948), SS officer at Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps executed for war crimes
- Erich Priebke (1913–2013), Nazi war criminal
- Karsten Schmeling (born 1962), rower
- Erwin Thiesies (1908–1993), rugby union player who died in Hennigsdorf
See also
- LEW Hennigsdorf, large rail vehicle factory located in Hennigsdorf
References
External links
Шаблон:Commons category-inline Шаблон:Wikivoyage
Шаблон:Cities and towns in Oberhavel (district)
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Megargee, p. 1317
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Rugby in Hennigsdorf - Eine Chronologie Шаблон:In lang Stahl Hennigsdorf website - club history, accessed: 10 April 2010