Grunewald ( German: [ˈɡʁuːnəˌvalt] ) is a locality within the Berlin borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf . Until 2001 administrative reform it was part of the former district of Wilmersdorf .
13-722: Grunewald forest lies partly within the locality and is Berlin's largest green area. Next to Lichterfelde West , Dahlem and Westend , it is part of the affluent Berlin "Villenbogen", a row of suburbs completely made up of 19th century mansions. The locality is situated in the western side of the city and is separated from Spandau by the river Havel . It borders with the localities of Westend , Halensee , Schmargendorf , Wilhelmstadt , Gatow (both in Spandau district), Nikolassee , Zehlendorf and Dahlem (all three in Steglitz-Zehlendorf district). The Grunewald forest
26-537: Is 10 km away from Berlin-Mitte . The name derives from the Grunewald hunting lodge of 1543, the oldest preserved castle in Berlin, which is, however, officially located within the adjacent Dahlem locality. It was erected in an Early Renaissance style by order of Elector Joachim II Hector of Brandenburg and named Zum Gruenen Wald , the umlaut spelt with a following "e" instead of a diacritic as depicted above
39-705: Is accessible by the Berlin-Grunewald station . Grunewald railway station is served by the S7 line of the Berlin S-Bahn, which connects the locality to Berlin Mitte , Ahrensfelde and Potsdam . One of Germany's busiest freeways, the AVUS Autobahn , runs through the locality and was used as a marathon and bike path during the 1936 Summer Olympics . The forest of Grunewald , is located mainly in
52-867: Is the hill of Teufelsberg , which is 117 metres (384 ft) above sea level. On the northern border is found the Funkturm Berlin (radio tower) and the Messe Berlin (the trade show). Beyond the river Havel and part of the Großer Wannsee lake, the forest is rich in lakes and ponds . The biggest are the Schlachtensee , Krumme Lanke , the Grunewaldsee and the Hundekehlesee ( German pronunciation: [ˈhʊndə.keːləˌzeː] ). These lakes are located along
65-540: Is the largest green area in the city of Berlin. The forest occupies, on the western side, 3/4 of the Grunewald locality, a small portion of the southern part of Westend (both in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf borough); a great part of Nikolassee , the northern side of Zehlendorf and the northwestern part of Dahlem (all 3 in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough). It is close to the border of
78-615: The Grunewaldturm , built by Franz Heinrich Schwechten in 1898, offers views over the Havelland region. Between October 1941 and February 1945 more than 50,000 Jews were deported by German Nazis to extermination camps from the Grunewald freight railway station and murdered. Memorials from the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and the Deutsche Bahn ("Gleis 17") commemorate this spot in Grunewald's history. The area
91-1253: The animals (especially amphibians and birds ). The area is served by the S-Bahn line S7 at Berlin Grunewald railway station, located at the main entrance of the forest . It is also traversed by the AVUS road, now part of the BAB 115 motorway. The border of the Grunewald can also be reached by several other S-Bahn stations : Berlin Nikolassee ( S1 + S7), Berlin Schlachtensee (S1), Berlin Heerstraße ( S3 + S75 ), Berlin Pichelsberg (S3 + S75). The southeastern borders are linked by two U-Bahn stations: Krumme Lanke and Onkel Toms Hütte (both on U3 line). [REDACTED] Media related to Grunewald (forest) at Wikimedia Commons 52°28′N 13°15′E / 52.467°N 13.250°E / 52.467; 13.250 1936 Summer Olympics Too Many Requests If you report this error to
104-552: The eastern edge of the forest and are linked by a canal. The other lakes are the Riemeisterfenn (between Krumme Lanke and Grunewaldsee), the Teufelssee (in central-north area), and Pechsee and Barssee (both in the middle of the forest). The Grunewald forest is mainly composed of conifers and betulaceae . Some areas are nature reserves ( Naturschutzgebiet ), from which visitors are forbidden, in order to protect
117-646: The main entrance. A corduroy road leading from the Berlin Stadtschloss to the lodge was laid out, which later would be known as the Kurfürstendamm boulevard. The neighbourhood developed out of a so-called "mansion colony" at the western end of the Kurfürstendamm. Promoted by Otto von Bismarck , Grunewald was found to be a preferred residential area from the 1880s onward. Grunewald was incorporated into Greater Berlin in 1920. Today,
130-565: The neighborhood of Wannsee and its lake , and is near the Düppel forest. It is divided by the Havel river from the localities of Kladow , Gatow and Wilhelmstadt (all in the Spandau borough). It also borders the locality of Schmargendorf . There are two islets located off the forest in the Havel ( Lindwerder and Schwanenwerder ) and a small peninsula ( Schildhorn ); and the tallest point
143-530: The quarter but also in Nikolassee , Zehlendorf , Dahlem and Westend is, with an area of 3,000 ha, the largest green area in the city of Berlin. Grunewald (forest) Grunewald ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁuːnəˌvalt] ) is a German forest located in the western side of Berlin on the east side of the Havel , mainly in the Grunewald locality. At 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) it
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#1732791080747156-545: The scene of the crime. Since 1981 the Grunewald district is the home of the Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin . It also houses the embassies of Afghanistan , Azerbaijan , Qatar , Kuwait , Laos , North Macedonia , Poland and Serbia . Within the Grunewald forest lies the artificial Teufelsberg hill, once a listening station of the US National Security Agency . On the shore of the Havel,
169-542: The social structure of Grunewald is still influenced by these origins. The Rot-Weiss Tennis Club , home of the WTA Tour German Open , has been located in the district since 1897. On June 24, 1922 Foreign Minister of Germany Walther Rathenau was assassinated by ultra-nationalist radicals of the Organisation Consul in a curve of the main street called Koenigsallee. A memorial stone marks
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