Hennigsdorf

Hennigsdorf
Martin Luther Church
Coat of arms
Hennigsdorf
Location of Hennigsdorf within Oberhavel district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Schulz (SPD)
Area
• Total	31.29 km2 (12.08 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	25,800
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16761
Dialling codes	03302
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.hennigsdorf.de

Catholic church

Hennigsdorf is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated north-west of Berlin, just across the city border, which is formed mainly by the Havel river.

Church in Nieder Neuendorf

History

The municipality shared its borders with the former West Berlin, and so during the period 1961-1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall.

In 1951-2, the Havel Canal was constructed to link Hennigsdorf with Paretz, thus avoiding a passage through the reach of the River Havel, between Spandau and Potsdam, that was under the political control of West Berlin. The canal is still in use, providing a shorter route for shipping from west of Berlin to the Oder–Havel Canal and Poland.

Geography

Subdivision

Hennigsdorf consists of 3 districts:

• Hennigsdorf
• Nieder Neuendorf—since 1923
• Stolpe-Süd—since May 1, 1998

Neighbouring places

• Velten
• Hohen Neuendorf
• Berlin
• Schönwalde-Glien
• Oberkrämer

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Hennigsdorf is twinned with:

• Kralupy nad Vltavou (Czech Republic)
• Choisy-le-Roi (France)
• Alsdorf (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Sport

Hennigsdorf is home to Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby, a rugby union club. The team, formed in 1948 under the leadership of Erwin Thiesies, was the most successful side during the East German era of the town, having won 27 national championships from 1952 to 1990. The Yu-Gi-Oh! duelist Leon Schreit has also won the Yu-Gi-Oh! National Championship 2013 in Amsterdam.

Demography

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  Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

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  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Hennigsdorf:
Population development within the current boundaries

Year Population 1875 863 1890 1 178 1910 2 764 1925 7 914 1933 10 503 1939 13 383 1946 13 617 1950 16 611 1964 21 160 1971 25 093

Year Population 1981 28 155 1985 27 788 1989 25 770 1990 25 062 1991 24 737 1992 24 573 1993 24 505 1994 24 482 1995 24 528 1996 24 349

Year Population 1997 24 637 1998 25 472 1999 26 197 2000 26 306 2001 26 390 2002 26 435 2003 26 282 2004 26 142 2005 26 139 2006 26 007

Year Population 2007 25 891 2008 25 729 2009 25 900 2010 25 909 2011 25 597 2012 25 704

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.

Former rectifier factory

Famous people

• Michael Hartmann (1974- ), footballer
• Frank Klawonn (1966- ), rower
• Martin Männel (1988- ), footballer
• Erich Priebke (1913-2013), Nazi war criminal
• Karsten Schmeling (1962- ), rower
• Erwin Thiesies (1908-1993), rugby union player. Died in Hennigsdorf

See also

• LEW Hennigsdorf, large rail vehicle factory located in Hennigsdorf

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site (German)