- Tegel
Tegel is a locality in the
Berlin borough ofReinickendorf at the shore of theLake Tegel . The Tegel locality also includes the neighbourhood of "Saatwinkel".Historical notes
The Tegel Palace (or Humboldt Palace), originally a Renaissance manor house from 1558 and a
hunting lodge of Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg, was bequested to the Humboldt family in 1797.Alexander von Humboldt andWilhelm von Humboldt lived here for several years. In 1824 Wilhelm had the palace rebuilt in a Neoclassical style byKarl Friedrich Schinkel . In the park is atomb , where Alexander, Wilhelm and other members of the Humboldt family are buried. From 1927 until 1931 Tegel Palace was the site of asanatorium , founded by the psychoanalyst Ernst Simmel (1882-1947).From 1898 on Tegel was the seat of the "Borsig-Werke"
steam locomotive manufacturing company until it moved toHennigsdorf in Brandenburg in 1931.Between
1930 and1934 anartillery firing range in the district was used by theVerein für Raumschiffahrt for experiments with liquid-fueledrocket s. The principal names involved were its leaderRudolf Nebel and other staff membersHermann Oberth andWernher von Braun .Tegel was the site of a
medium wave broadcasting station from1933 to1948 . A wire hung in a wooden tower served as an antenna. This tower was demolished as part of the construction of Tegel International Airport at the end of 1948.Tegel today
Tegel is chiefly known for being the location of Berlin-Tegel "Otto Lilienthal", Berlin's main
airport . It also houses the Tegel Penitentary, Germany's largestprison with about 1,700 inmates as of 2007, known fromAlfred Döblin 's 1929 novelBerlin Alexanderplatz .One of Berlin's largest
shopping mall s "Borsighallen" is located in the former locomotive manufactoring halls of the "Borsig-Werke". There is also the "Villa Borsig" at the shore of Lake Tegel, the former residence of the Borsig family. Today it is a school for future diplomats.Beside this Tegel is an extensive residential district with some industry. With the large Lake Tegel, set in woodlands, the locality is also a popular destination for daytrippers. It boasts Berlin's oldest tree, called "Dicke Marie" ("Fat Maria").
Transportation
Westend is served by the
Berlin S-Bahn line S25 at the station "Berlin-Tegel". U-Bahn connection to the inner city is provided by the U6 line with the stations "Otisstraße", "Holzhauser Straße", "Borsigwerke" and "Alt-Tegel".External links
* [http://www.astronautix.com/sites/rakplatz.htm Launch site of the Verein für Raumschiffahrt at Berlin-Tegel]
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