Hermsdorf (Berlin)

Hermsdorf
Hermsdorf
Quarter of Berlin
	Village church
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hermsdorf in Reinickendorf district and Berlin
	Hermsdorf Hermsdorf
	Coordinates: 52°37′00″N 13°19′00″E / 52.61667°N 13.31667°E
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Reinickendorf
Founded	1200
Area
• Total	6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Highest elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Lowest elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	16,611
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	13467
Vehicle registration	B

Hermsdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁmsˌdɔʁf] ^ⓘ) is a district (Ortsteil) of Berlin located in the borough (Bezirk) of Reinickendorf.

History

First mentioned in 1200, it was an autonomous municipality merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Greater Berlin Act". During the Cold War, as part of West Berlin bordering East Germany, it was crossed by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989 at its border with the municipality of Glienicke/Nordbahn.^[2]

It is situated in the north of the city, bordering the Brandenburger municipality of Glienicke/Nordbahn (Oberhavel district). It borders the Berliner localities of Frohnau, Tegel, Waidmannslust and Lübars. It also borders the forest of Tegel and part of its territory is included in Barnim Nature Park.^[3]

Hermsdorf is served by the Berlin S-Bahn line S1 at the station Berlin-Hermsdorf.

Hans J Arnold: "Als in Hermsdorf noch die Semnonen wohnten". ISBN 3-927611-18-2
"Festschrift 650 Jahre Hermsdorf. 1349–1999". ISBN 3-927611-12-3
"Ich denke oft an Onkel Franz. Jüdische Spurensuche in Berlin-Reinickendorf". Bd. 2.: Hermsdorf und Umgebung. ISBN 3-923809-82-4

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