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Rummelsburg

Coordinates: 52°30′00″N 13°29′33″E / 52.50000°N 13.49250°E / 52.50000; 13.49250
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Rummelsburg
Nöldnerplatz
Nöldnerplatz
Location of Rummelsburg in Lichtenberg district and Berlin
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughLichtenberg
Founded1669
Subdivisions1 zone
Area
 • Total4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2008-06-30)
 • Total17,567
 • Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
(nr. 1112) 10317
Vehicle registrationB

Rummelsburg is a German locality (Ortsteil) in the borough (Bezirk) of Lichtenberg, Berlin.

History

The locality was founded in 1669 and on January 30 1889 became a rural municipality, with the name of Boxhagen-Rummelsburg. Merged in 1912 in the town of Lichtenberg, in 1920 it was incorporated in Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act".

Geography

Overview

Located in the eastern side of the city and crossed by Spree river in the western corner, Rummelsburg borders with Lichtenberg, Friedrichsfelde, Karlshorst, Friedrichshain (in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district), Plänterwald and Oberschöneweide (both in Treptow-Köpenick district). The lake Rummelsburger See belongs to the locality and separes it from Stralau, a zone of Friedrichshain.

Subdivision

Rummelsburg counts 1 zone (Ortslage):

Transport

References

Media related to Rummelsburg at Wikimedia Commons

52°30′00″N 13°29′33″E / 52.50000°N 13.49250°E / 52.50000; 13.49250