Siemensstadt

Siemensstadt (German: [ˈziːmənsˌʃtat] ^ⓘ) is a locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin in the district (Bezirk) of Spandau.

CountryGermany

Founded1913

Elevation

35 m (115 ft)

TimezoneUTC+01:00 (CET)

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Siemensstadt
Quarter of Berlin
Rapsstrasse
Location of Siemensstadt in Spandau district and Berlin
Location of Siemensstadt
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Coordinates: 52°32′26″N 13°15′47″E
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Spandau
Founded	1913
Area
• Total	5.66 km² (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population (2024-12-31)^[1]
• Total	13,438
• Density	2,370/km² (6,150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	13629
Vehicle registration	B

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History

The locality emerged when the company Siemens & Halske (S & H), one of the predecessors of today's Siemens, bought land in the area, in order to expand production of S & H and their subsidiary Siemens-Schuckertwerke (SSW) as well. On the initiative of Georg Wilhelm von Siemens, S & H started to build new factories in 1899. Soon also residential buildings were erected. The locality was incorporated into Berlin on 1 October 1920 by the Greater Berlin Act.

During World War II, Siemensstadt was the location of a subcamp of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp for men and women, mostly Hungarian Jews, but also Bulgarians, French, Italians, Yugoslavs, Dutch, Poles, Czechoslovaks, Russians and Ukrainians.^[2]

Geography

Siemensstadt is situated on the eastern side of the Spandau district. It borders Spandau (locality), Haselhorst, Tegel (in Reinickendorf), Charlottenburg-Nord and Westend (both in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf). The Großsiedlung Siemensstadt is situated close to Siemensstadt but in Charlottenburg-Nord.