Mahlsdorf
Quarter of Berlin in Germany
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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 and has a population of roughly 32000
Mahlsdorf | |
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Friedrich Schiller elementary school | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mahlsdorf in Marzahn-Hellersdorf district and Berlin
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 Location of Mahlsdorf | |
  Mahlsdorf Location within Germany  Mahlsdorf Location within Berlin | |
| Coordinates: 52°30′22″N 13°36′54″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough | Marzahn-Hellersdorf |
| Founded | 1753 |
| Subdivisions | 2 zones |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 30,353 |
| • Density | 2,350/km2 (6,090/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 12623 |
| Vehicle registration | B |
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
Gallery
The hill Berliner Balkon
Railway station
Personalities
- Gerhard Behrendt (1929–2006)
- Ralf Bursy (1956–2022)
- Alice Herz (1882–1965)
- Siegfried Lorenz (1945-2024)
- Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (1928–2002)
- Kathrin Schmidt (born 1958)
- Kurt Schwaen (1909–2007)
- Reiner Süß (1930–2015)
- Petra Zieger (born 1959)
