Albrechtshof
District of Berlin
Land Berlin - Germany

Spandau Prison

Spandau Prison was a prison situated in the borough of Spandau in western Berlin, constructed in 1876 and demolished in 1987 after the death of its last prisoner, Rudolf Hess, to prevent it from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine.

Located at 52.5211, 13.1853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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1876 establishments in Germany, Buildings and structures demolished in 1987, Defunct prisons in Germany, Aftermath of World War II, Buildings and structures in Spandau, Allied occupation of Germany

Spree

The Spree is a river that flows through the Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin states of Germany, and in the Ústí nad Labem region of the Czech Republic. It is a left bank tributary of the River Havel and is approximately 400 kilometres in length. The reach of the river between the Dämeritzsee and Müggelsee to the east of Berlin is known as the Müggelspree.

Located at 52.5361, 13.2086 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Rivers of Berlin, Spree basin, International rivers of Europe, Rivers of Brandenburg, Rivers of Saxony, Rivers of the Ústí nad Labem Region, Federal waterways in Germany

Spandau Citadel

The Spandau Citadel is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island created by the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin. In recent years it has been used as a museum and has become a popular tourist spot.

Located at 52.5414, 13.2122 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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16th-century architecture, Buildings and structures in Spandau, Forts in Germany, Renaissance architecture in Germany, Museums in Berlin, History museums in Germany, Water castles

Rathaus Spandau (Berlin U-Bahn)

Rathaus Spandau is one of the terminals of the Berlin U-Bahn line U7 (the other one being Rudow). It was opened on 1 October 1984 with the line's extension from Rohrdamm to Rathaus Spandau. The station takes its name from the nearby Rathaus Spandau, the historic city hall of Spandau. Close to the U-Bahn station Rathaus Spandau is the Berlin-Spandau railway station of the Berlin S-Bahn line S75 and the Deutsche Bahn for regional and intercity transport.

Located at 52.535, 13.2003 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Berlin U-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in Spandau, Railway stations opened in 1984

Altstadt Spandau (Berlin U-Bahn)

Altstadt Spandau is a station in the Spandau district of Berlin, on that city's U-Bahn line U7. It takes its name from the Altstadt Spandau, the historic central area of the former independent city of Spandau. The station was opened on 1 October 1984 (architect R.G. Rümmler) with the line's extension from Rohrdamm to Rathaus Spandau. It lies between Rathaus Spandau and Zitadelle stations. The next station is Zitadelle.

Located at 52.5389, 13.2064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Berlin U-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in Spandau, Railway stations opened in 1984

Zitadelle (Berlin U-Bahn)

Zitadelle is a station on the Berlin U-Bahn line U7. It was opened on 1 October 1984 with the line's extension from Rohrdamm to Rathaus Spandau. Its name means "Citadel" in English and it was named for the historic Spandau Citadel. Unlike most u-bahn stations, Zitadelle has side platforms. The station's interiors were also designed to resemble the citadel's style. It lies between the stations Altstadt Spandau and Haselhorst. It was built/opened by R.G.

Located at 52.5378, 13.2178 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Berlin U-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in Spandau, Railway stations opened in 1984

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 12 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

Grunewald Tower

The Grunewald Tower or Grunewaldturm is a historical tower in the Grunewald forest of southwestern Berlin, Germany, built in 1897-99 according to plans designed by Franz Heinrich Schwechten.

Located at 52.4783, 13.1967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Berlin, Towers in Germany, Emperor William I monuments

Altstadt Spandau

Altstadt Spandau is the historic centre (the old city) of the borough (Bezirk) of Spandau in the western suburbs of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It is one of the four zones of the locality (Ortsteil) of Spandau. The Altstadt is situated on the west bank of the River Havel by its confluence with the River Spree. It was protected from attack by the Spandau Citadel, on an island between the two rivers.

Located at 52.5389, 13.2064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Zones of Berlin, Spandau

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 12 miles away.
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Military and war museums in Germany, Aerospace museums in Germany, Luftwaffe, Museums in Berlin

Berlin-Spandau station

Berlin-Spandau is a railway station situated in the Spandau district of Berlin, Germany located at the western end of the S-Bahn line S5.

Located at 52.5347, 13.1958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Berlin S-Bahn stations, Railway stations in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Spandau

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 13 miles away.
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Geography of Potsdam, Zones of Berlin, Villages in Brandenburg, Spandau

Berlin-Stresow railway station

Stresow is a railway station in the Spandau district of Berlin, named after the Stresow neighbourhood east of the Havel river. It is served by the S-Bahn line S5. The station opened on December 15, 1846 at the railway line from Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof to the city of Hamburg. Then the main station in the area, it bore the name Spandau.

Located at 52.532, 13.2089 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Berlin S-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in 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 12 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

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 13 miles away.
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Lakes of Berlin, Lakes of Brandenburg, Geography of Potsdam, Spandau

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 12 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 11 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 12 miles away.
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Railway stations in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Spandau

Rathaus Spandau

The Rathaus Spandau is the town hall of the borough of Spandau in the western suburbs of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It was designed by Heinrich Reinhardt and Georg Süßenguth, and was built between 1910 and 1913. Until 1920, when Spandau was incorporated into Greater Berlin, it was the city hall of the independent city of Spandau. The Rathaus Spandau is situated on Carl-Schurz-Straße at the southern edge of the Altstadt Spandau.

Located at 52.535, 13.2003 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Spandau, City and town halls in Germany

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 10 miles away.
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Streets in Berlin, Spandau

Heerstraße (Berlin)

The Heerstraße runs from Theodor-Heuss-Platz in Berlin-Charlottenburg until the western city border of Berlin in the locality of Staaken in the borough of Spandau. In its intire length it is part of the Bundesstraße 5; from Theodor-Heuss-Platz to Wilhelmstraße it is also Bundesstraße 2. With its length of about 10 kilometres, it is one of the longest streets in Berlin and an important commuter route.

Located at 52.5133, 13.1953 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Streets in Berlin, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Spandau

Britannia Centre Spandau

The former Britannia Centre Spandau, before known as British Forces Families Centre (BFFC), was built in 1990 by PSA for the British Authorities on the site where Spandau Prison used to be located. It centralised the main shopping, welfare, employment and broadcasting facilities for the British military community in Berlin. The Britannia Centre consisted of a new shopping and cinema complex and five existing and completely refurbished two and three-storey buildings.

Located at 52.5208, 13.1856 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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British Army deployments, History of Berlin

Charlotten Bridge

Charlotten Bridge (German Charlottenbrücke) in Spandau links the old town of Spandau on the west bank of the Havel with the east bank. It was one of the few bridges over which some of the German garrison of Berlin were able to escape during the night of 1 May 1945 just hours before the city fell to Soviet forces.

Located at 52.5351, 13.2062 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Road bridges in Germany, Bridges in Berlin

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 13 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions in Brandenburg, Diplomatic missions of Madagascar, Germany–Madagascar relations

Hakenfelde Prison

Hakenfelde Prison (German: Justizvollzugsanstalt Hakenfelde, JVA Hakenfelde) is a low-security prison in Hakenfelde in Berlin, operated by the State of Berlin Department of Corrections. It was opened on 1 March 1978 in then West Berlin, and was originally a branch of Düppel Prison. It became an independent correctional institution in 1991. Between 1995 and 1998, its old barracks were replaced by a modern prison building. It has a capacity of 908 prisoners.

Located at 52.5692, 13.2114 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Prisons in Germany