- Potsdam-Babelsberg
Potsdam-Babelsberg or short Babelsberg is the largest district of the city of
Potsdam ,Germany . It is named after the small hill "Babelsberg".History
Babelsberg was first mentioned in the "Landbuch" (Landbook) in 1375 by Kaiser Karl IV as an independent settlement. The city has been bombed several times and was severely damaged during the
Thirty Years' War . In 1939 Babelsberg was incorporated into Potsdam and became the district Potsdam-Babelsberg. During thePotsdam Conference in 1945 Josef Stalin, Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill resided in the mansions of Babelsberg. Because of the closeness toBerlin and Potsdam, Babelsberg's history has much in common with its neighbours, notably the common history ofPrussia , the German Separation during the Cold War andGerman reunification .Babelsberg developed into an industrial centre during the industrial revolution. Textile production and railway manufacturing were situated in the city.
Babelsberg
The neighbourhood shares a direct border with
Berlin , there are some remains of theBerlin Wall left. Babelsberg is widely known as a European media centre with theBabelsberg Studios , the oldest large-scale film studio in the world. It is also famous for its parks and castles which are a part of theUNESCO World Heritage Site . The Park Babelsberg surrounding the castle was planned and created by famous architects and garden-designers likeKarl Friedrich Schinkel ,Ludwig Persius ,Peter Joseph Lenné andHermann von Pückler-Muskau . There are two parts of theUniversity of Potsdam in Babelsberg, one of them is situated in the Park Babelsberg.See also
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Steinstücken
*West Berlin
*Babelsberg Studios External links
* official|http://www.potsdam-babelsberg.de
* official|http://www.potsdam.de/cms/ziel/26670/EN/
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