Neu Rohrbeck
District of Dallgow-Döberitz
Brandenburg - Germany

1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain, on 26 April 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona (two years before the Nazis came to power). It marked the second and final time that the International Olympic Committee would gather to vote in a city which was bidding to host those Games.

Located at 52.5363, 13.0092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1936 Summer Olympics, Sports festivals in Germany, Sport in Berlin, Olympic Games in Germany

RAF Gatow

Known for most of its operational life as Royal Air Force Station Gatow, or more commonly RAF Gatow, this former British Royal Air Force military airbase is in the district of Gatow in south-western Berlin, west of the Havel river, in the borough of Spandau. It was the base for the only known operational use of flying boats in central Europe, and was later used for photographic reconnaissance missions by de Havilland Chipmunks over East Germany.

Located at 52.4744, 13.1381 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Airports in Germany, Aviation in Berlin, British Army deployments, Buildings and structures in Spandau, History of Berlin, Military units and formations disestablished in 1994, Nazi architecture, Royal Air Force stations in Germany, Transport in Berlin

Cecilienhof

Schloss Cecilienhof is a palace in the northern part of the Neuer Garten park in Potsdam, Germany, close to the Jungfernsee lake. It has been part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990. Cecilienhof was the last palace built by the Hohenzollern family. Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany had it erected for his son, Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, and the crown prince's wife Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Located at 52.4192, 13.0708 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Castles in Brandenburg, Palaces in Brandenburg, Royal residences in Brandenburg, Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Hotels in Germany, Tudor Revival architecture, Museums in Potsdam, Historic house museums in Germany, Houses completed in 1917

Jungfernsee

The Jungfernsee (translated "Virgins Lake") is located north of Potsdam, Germany. It was a glacial kettle and is now part of the River Havel, which runs along its southeastern shore, which is also the only part of its shores that is in Berlin. The rest of the Lake lies in the Potsdam district.

Located at 52.4167, 13.0833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Lakes of Brandenburg, Lakes of Berlin, Geography of Potsdam, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Federal waterways in Germany

Church of the Redeemer, Sacrow

The Protestant Church of the Redeemer (German: Heilandskirche, Latin: S. Ecclesiae sanctissimi Salvatoris in portu sacro) is located in the south of the village of Sacrow, which since 1939 is incorporated to Potsdam, the capital of the German Bundesland of Brandenburg. It is famous for its Italian Romanesque Revival architecture with a separate campanile (bell tower) and for its localization. It has been built in 1844.

Located at 52.4247, 13.0964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1844, Towers completed in 1844, Buildings and structures in Potsdam, World Heritage Sites in Germany, Churches in Brandenburg, Bell towers, Neo-Byzantine architecture in Germany, Visitor attractions in Potsdam

Sacrower See

The Sacrower See is a German lake in the northern part of Potsdam in the State of Brandenburg.

Located at 52.4333, 13.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Lakes of Brandenburg, Geography of Potsdam

Bornstedt Crown Estate

The Bornstedt Crown Estate is a former royal estate and, today, a tourist attraction in the Potsdam borough of Bornstedt. It belongs to the enemble of palaces and gardens of Sanssouci Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The estate - the former seat of Crown Princess Victoria - is now completely restored and open to the public. It occupies a picturesque location on the shore of the Lake Bornstedt, just 400 metres away from Sanssouci Palace. Its history goes back to 1350.

Located at 52.4167, 13.0333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Palaces in Brandenburg, Royal residences in Brandenburg, Visitor attractions in Potsdam

Bornstedt (Potsdam)

Bornstedt is a borough of Potsdam, Germany. It is bordered by the Pappelallee and the Castle Park of Sanssouci to the south, the Amundsenstraße to the west, and by the Nedlitzer Straße to the north and east. Neighboring boroughs are Jägervorstadt in the south, Nauener Vorstadt in the east, Nedlitz in the north, and Bornim in the west.

Located at 52.4161, 13.0228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Geography of Potsdam

Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow

The Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr - Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow (Bundeswehr Museum of Military History - Berlin-Gatow Airfield; formally known as Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr), is the Berlin branch of the Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr. The museum acts as an independent military department. Entrance to the museum is free. The museum is in Berlin at a former Luftwaffe and Royal Air Force (RAF) airfield, RAF Gatow.

Located at 52.4731, 13.1447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Military and war museums in Germany, Aerospace museums in Germany, Luftwaffe, Museums in Berlin

Groß Glienicke

Groß Glienicke is a village located both in Berlin and Potsdam, the capital of the German state of Brandenburg. Until 2003, when it was merged into Potsdam, the Brandenburg—and main—side, was an autonomous municipality. The Berlin side is part of Kladow in the Spandau district.

Located at 52.4667, 13.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Geography of Potsdam, Zones of Berlin, Villages in Brandenburg, Spandau

1948 Gatow air disaster

The 1948 Gatow air disaster occurred on Monday 5 April 1948 when a British European Airways Vickers VC.1B Viking airliner crashed near RAF Gatow, Berlin, Germany after a mid-air collision with a Soviet Air Force Yakovlev Yak-3 fighter. All ten passengers and four crew on board the Viking were killed, as was the Soviet pilot. The disaster resulted in a diplomatic standoff between the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union and intensified distrust during the Berlin Blockade.

Located at 52.474, 13.138 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1948, Aviation accidents and incidents in Germany, Mid-air collisions, British European Airways accidents and incidents, Accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, 1948 in Germany, Accidents and incidents involving the Vickers VC.1 Viking, History of Berlin, Aviation in Berlin, Airliner accidents and incidents involving mid-air collisions, Soviet Union–United Kingdom relations

Fahrlander See

Fahrlander See is a lake at Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany. At an elevation of 29.4 m, its surface area is 2.105 km². The Sacrow–Paretz Canal flows through the lake.

Located at 52.45, 13.0167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Lakes of Brandenburg, Geography of Potsdam

Groß Glienicker See

Groß Glienicker See is a lake in the states of Brandenburg and Berlin, Germany. At an elevation of 31.6 m, its surface area is 0.66 km². The border between the city of Potsdam and the city of Berlin runs in a north-south direction through the center of the lake, with the Potsdam locality of Groß Glienicke on the left shore and the Berlin locality of Kladow on the right shore.

Located at 52.4667, 13.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Lakes of Berlin, Lakes of Brandenburg, Geography of Potsdam, Spandau

Weißer See (Potsdam)

Weißer See is a lake in Brandenburg, Germany. At an elevation of 29.4 metres, its surface area is 0.26 km². The Sacrow–Paretz Canal flows through the lake.

Located at 52.4333, 13.0333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Lakes of Brandenburg, Geography of Potsdam, Federal waterways in Germany

Biosphäre Potsdam

The Biosphäre Potsdam (7,000 m²) is an indoor tropical botanical garden located in the Volkspark Potsdam, a park between the Sanssouci Park and the Neuer Garten Potsdam (New Garden) at Georg-Hermann-Allee 99, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged. The garden contains approximately 20,000 tropical plants representing about 350 species, including orchids, epiphytes, and trees about 14 meters in height, including a palm grove and mangrove swamp.

Located at 52.4187, 13.0496 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Germany, Gardens in Brandenburg, Visitor attractions in Potsdam

Neu-Jerusalem

The Siedlung Neu-Jerusalem (New Jerusalem settlement) is a residential complex along federal route No. 5, here named Heerstraße, in the locality of Staaken, part of Berlin's Borough of Spandau. The Deutsche Gartenstadt Gesellschaft commissioned Erwin Gutkind (German), who designed between 1923 and 1924 following the style of New Objectivity the plans for the complex, which was completed until 1925.

Located at 52.528, 13.126 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Berlin, Zones of Berlin, Spandau, Modernist architecture

Berlin-Staaken station

Berlin-Staaken is a railway station located in Staaken, a locality in the Spandau district of Berlin. It is, also with Berlin Albrechtshof, the only Berliner DB station not served by the S-Bahn.

Located at 52.5378, 13.1414 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Spandau

Berlin Albrechtshof station

Berlin Albrechtshof is a railway station located in Staaken, a locality in the Spandau district of Berlin. It is, also with Berlin Staaken, the only Berliner DB station not served by the S-Bahn.

Located at 52.5494, 13.1283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Spandau

Pfingstberg (Potsdam)

Pfingstberg (Potsdam) is a hill in Brandenburg, Germany. The Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg sits atop the hill.

Located at 52.4167, 13.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Hills of Brandenburg

Belvedere on the Pfingstberg

The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg (German: Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg) is a palace in the northern part of the New Garden in Potsdam, Germany, atop Pfingstberg mountain. It was commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm IV and is only one part of an originally substantially more extensive building project. The twin-towered building was modelled on of Italian Renaissance architecture, and it was built between 1847 and 1863 with an interruption from 1852 till 1860.

Located at 52.4188, 13.059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Museums in Potsdam, Historic house museums in Germany

New Garden, Potsdam

The New Garden in Potsdam is a park of 102.5 hectares located southwest of Berlin, Germany, in northern Potsdam and bordering on the lakes Heiliger See and Jungfernsee. Starting in 1787, Frederick William II of Prussia (1744-1797) arranged to have a new garden laid out on this site, and it came to be known by this rather prosaic name. The New Garden is one of the ensembles comprising the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin," a status awarded in 1990.

Located at 52.4156, 13.0694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Classicism, Visitor attractions in Potsdam, Parks in Germany, World Heritage Sites in Germany, Protected areas of Brandenburg, Geography of Potsdam

Wilhelmstraße (Spandau)

The Wilhelmstraße in the Berliner district of Spandau is the connecting street between Spandau and Potsdam. In the north, at Seeburger Straße and the Ziegelhof, the Wilhelmstraße runs into the Klosterstraße, about a kilometre south of Spandau Station. It crosses the Heerstraße and from there on it is also the Bundesstraße 2. At its southern end, at the „Seeburger Zipfel“ at Karolinenhöhe the Wilhelmstraße runs into the Potsdamer Chaussee.

Located at 52.5167, 13.1786 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Streets in Berlin, Spandau

Embassy of Madagascar in Falkensee

The Embassy of Madagascar in Falkensee is the diplomatic representation of Madagascar in Germany. They also represent Malagasy interests in Austria Norway Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. The embassy building is located in the border area of Berlin on the Seepromenade 92 on the banks of the Falkenhagener See in the town of Falkensee, Brandenburg.

Located at 52.5728, 13.1211 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions in Brandenburg, Diplomatic missions of Madagascar, Germany–Madagascar relations

Dairy in the New Garden

The Dairy in the New Garden was built to plans by the master builder, Carl Gotthard Langhans, on the shore of the Jungfernsee lake at the northernmost tip of the New Garden in Potsdam, Germany. Construction was carried out from 1790 to 1792 by Andreas Ludwig Krüger. In the course of laying out the landscape garden and building the Marble Palace under Frederick William II of Prussia, a dairy was built to supply the royal court.

Located at 52.4219, 13.0697 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Classicism, Heritage sites in Germany, Beer and breweries in Germany, Companies based in Brandenburg, 1790s architecture, Buildings and structures in Potsdam

KGB Prison, Potsdam

The KGB Prison at Leistikowstraße 1 in the German city of Potsdam was a detention centre run by the Soviet counter-intelligence organisation, SMERSH.

Located at 52.4165, 13.0644 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Potsdam, Allied occupation of Germany, Museums in Potsdam, Monuments and memorials in Germany, Prison museums, Cold War museums in Germany