Neukladow
District of Wochenend West
Land Berlin - Germany

Wannsee Conference

The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942. The purpose of the conference was to inform administrative leaders of Departments responsible for various policies relating to Jews that Reinhard Heydrich had been appointed as the chief executor of the "Final solution to the Jewish question".

Located at 52.4331, 13.1656 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1942 in Europe, 1942 in Germany, Conferences, Planning the Holocaust, History of Berlin, Holocaust historiography, Holocaust commemoration, Steglitz-Zehlendorf

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 1 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 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Berlin, Towers in Germany, Emperor William I monuments

Fernmeldeturm Berlin

The Fernmeldeturm Berlin (Telecommunications Tower Berlin) is a telecommunication tower located atop the Schäferberg hill in Berlin-Wannsee. The tower was built between 1961 and 1964, and is not open to the public. Owner and operator of the site is Deutsche Funkturm (DFMG), a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. The Fernmeldeturm Berlin is 212 metres tall, and its steel-reinforced concrete shaft extends to a height of 187 metres .

Located at 52.4172, 13.1275 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Buildings and structures completed in 1964

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 2 miles away.
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Lakes of Brandenburg, Geography of Potsdam

Ss. Peter and Paul, Wannsee

Ss. Peter and Paul Church on Nikolskoë is a Protestant church in the Volkspark Glienecke in Berlin. Its today congregation forms part of the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia. The church has a Russian Orthodox profile, with the noteworthy difference that it has only one onion dome, instead of the five usually seen in Russia.

Located at 52.4244, 13.1192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Protestant churches, Churches in Berlin, Protestant congregations established in the 19th century, Religious buildings completed in 1837, 19th-century Lutheran church buildings

Großer Wannsee

The Großer Wannsee (Greater Wannsee) is a bight of the Havel river near the locality of Wannsee and Nikolassee (in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf), a south-western suburb of the German capital Berlin not far from Potsdam. At its borders is located the island of Schwanenwerder and, opposite from the Greater Wannsee on the other side of the Havel, is the locality of Kladow.

Located at 52.4433, 13.1614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Lakes of Berlin, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, River bays, Federal waterways in Germany

American Academy in Berlin

The American Academy in Berlin is a research and cultural institution in Berlin whose stated mission is to foster a greater understanding and dialogue between the people of the United States and the people of Germany.

Located at 52.4247, 13.1797 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1994, Education in Berlin

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

Berlin-Wannsee station

Berlin-Wannsee station (in German Bahnhof Berlin-Wannsee) is a railway station opened in 1874 which lies in the Wannsee district of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It is an important traffic junction in south-west Berlin that is served by the RegionalExpress and RegionalBahn trains of the Deutsche Bahn, the Harz-Berlin-Express of Veolia Verkehr and by the Berlin S-Bahn. In summer, Wannsee serves as the Berlin terminal for DB AutoZug car carrying trains to and from southern Europe.

Located at 52.4214, 13.1792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Berlin S-Bahn stations, Railway stations in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Railway stations opened in 1874

Berlin-Nikolassee station

Berlin-Nikolassee station (in German Bahnhof Berlin-Nikolassee) is a railway station in the Nikolassee area of Berlin, Germany. It is served by trains of the Berlin S-Bahn, and is notable for its prominent Neo-Gothic entrance building.

Located at 52.4317, 13.1933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in Berlin, Berlin S-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Railway stations opened in 1902

Berlin-Schlachtensee station

Berlin-Schlachtensee (in German Bahnhof Berlin-Schlachtensee) is a railway station in the Schlachtensee neighbourhood of Berlin, Germany. It is served by the Berlin S-Bahn.

Located at 52.4399, 13.2149 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Railway stations in Berlin, Berlin S-Bahn stations, Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf

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 0 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 1 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

Liebermann Villa

The Liebermann Villa is the former summer residence of the German painter Max Liebermann. It is located directly at the shores of Lake Wannsee in Berlin. It has been open to public since April 30, 2006 and shows a collection of Liebermanns' paintings of his villa and its garden.

Located at 52.4289, 13.165 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Residential buildings in Germany, Museums in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Historic house museums in Germany, Art museums and galleries in Berlin, Biographical museums in Germany, Art museums established in 2006, 2006 establishments in Germany

Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee

The Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee (VSaW) is the second oldest yacht club in Germany after Segelclub RHE. It is located on the shores of the Greater Wannsee lake, southwest of Berlin. The club has mooring space for 250 yachts. It organizes yearly regatta series with both domestic and international participation. Together with the Yacht Club of Kiel, the Norddeutscher Regattaverein and the Hamburger Sailing Club, the Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee organizes the Kiel Week.

Located at 52.4333, 13.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Yacht clubs in Germany, 1855 establishments

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin for Materials and Energy is a research centre and part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. The institute carries out research into the structure and dynamics of novel materials and also investigates solar cell technology. Several large scale facilities are available, the most important of which are the 10 MW BER-II research reactor at the Lise Meitner campus in Wannsee and the 3rd generation BESSY synchrotron in Adlershof.

Located at 52.41, 13.1294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Nuclear technology, Nuclear research centers, Neutron facilities

Griebnitzsee

Griebnitzsee is a lake in the western outskirts of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. At an elevation of 29.4 m, its surface area is ca. 0.592 km². The lake forms the border between the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg. It is bordered in the north by the Wannsee district of Berlin, and in the south and west by the Babelsberg district of Potsdam in Brandenburg.

Located at 52.3986, 13.1319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Lakes of Brandenburg, Lakes of Berlin, Geography of Potsdam, Steglitz-Zehlendorf

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

Checkpoint Bravo

Checkpoint Bravo ("Checkpoint B") was the name given by the Western Allies to the main autobahn border crossing points between West Berlin and the German Democratic Republic It was known in German as Grenzübergangsstelle Drewitz-Dreilinden. Drewitz is a community nearby, and Dreilinden is the name of the wooded area in Berlin through which the highway passes.

Located at 52.4164, 13.1969 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Berlin border crossings, History of Berlin, History of Brandenburg, Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Allied occupation of Germany, Checkpoints

Schwanenwerder

Schwanenwerder is an island in the Havel river in Berlin, Germany. It is in the locality of Nikolassee in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, and is located in a wider stretch of the river, close to the eastern shore. On the opposite side, on the western bank, lies Kladow, to the south, the Wannsee. Schwanenwerder is an expensive residential area, despite a summer camp for children being located on the island.

Located at 52.4476, 13.1685 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Islands of Germany, Geography of Berlin, Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Strandbad Wannsee

The Strandbad Wannsee is an open-air lido on the eastern shore of the Wannsee in Berlin, Germany, the largest inland lido in Europe, with a beach that is 1,275 metres long and 80 metres wide, widened with sand from the German shore of the Baltic Sea. The entire ensemble is listed as Cultural Heritage site. It is located on the eastern shore of the lake in the locality of Wannsee, in Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough, in southwestern Berlin.

Located at 52.4388, 13.1772 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Berlin, Heritage sites in Berlin, Visitor attractions in Berlin, Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Griebnitz Canal

The Griebnitz Canal, also known in German as the Griebnitzkanal or the Prinz-Friedrich-Leopold-Kanal, is a canal in the western suburbs of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of a chain of small lakes, the Stölpchensee, Pohlesee and Kleiner Wannsee, together with artificial channels linking them together. The canal connects the Griebnitzsee, a lake on the course of the Teltow Canal, with the Großer Wannsee, a lake on the course of the River Havel.

Located at 52.4103, 13.1457 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Canals in Berlin, Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Federal waterways in Germany

Stolpe (Berlin)

Stolpe is a historic village in the western suburbs of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It is situated in the locality of Wannsee, in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf. Stolpe has a documented history going back to 1299.

Located at 52.4125, 13.1414 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Zones of Berlin, Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Centre for Modern Oriental Studies

The Centre for Modern Oriental Studies (Zentrum Moderner Orient, ZMO) is a German research institute in Berlin. The researchers focus on comparative study of the Middle East, Africa, South and Southeast Asia from a historical and social scientific perspective. Current research topics focus on predominantly Muslim societies and relations with non-Muslim neighbours. The ZMO was founded in 1996.

Located at 52.4283, 13.2034 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Research institutes in Germany