- Großbeeren
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Grossbeeren.png
Wappengröße = 75
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 21 |lat_sec = 16
lon_deg = 13 |lon_min = 18 |lon_sec = 22
Lageplan = Großbeeren in TF.png
Bundesland = Brandenburg
Landkreis = Teltow-Fläming
Höhe = 42
Fläche = 51.89
Einwohner = 7146
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 14979
Vorwahl = 033701
Kfz = TF
Gemeindeschlüssel = 12 0 72 120
Gliederung = 7Ortsteil e
Straße = Am Rathaus 1
Website = [http://www.grossbeeren.de/ www.grossbeeren.de]
Bürgermeister = Carl Ahlgrimm
Partei = parteilosGroßbeeren is a municipality in the district of
Teltow-Fläming in the German state ofBrandenburg , located about 3 km south ofBerlin 's city limits. It includes the localities of "Diedersdorf", "Heinersdorf" and "Kleinbeeren".Großbeeren was first mentioned in a 1271 deed. It was devastated in theThirty Years' War and again in 1760, when Russian and Habsburg troops in the course of theSeven Years' War burnt down the church and several houses.On
August 23 ,1813 , the Sixth Coalition under Crown PrinceCharles XIV John of Sweden and GeneralFriedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow defeated three corps of the Imperial French Army under MarshalNicolas Oudinot in their advance on Berlin at theBattle of Großbeeren . A memorial tower in the village centre was erected on the hundredth anniversary in 1913. Furthermore afieldstone pyramid from 1906 on a pasture west of Großbeeren is dedicated to General von Bülow.In September 1942 the
Gestapo established a labour camp in Großbeeren, where at least 1197 forced labourers fromBelgium ,Chechoslovakia ,France ,Poland ,Nazi Germany and theSoviet Union were killed.Werner Seelenbinder was imprisoned here in 1943.The municipality houses the Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops ("IGZ") of the
Leibniz-Gemeinschaft .Transportation
Großbeeren can be reached via the
Bundesstraße 101 federal highway. It has also access to the Berlin-Halle railway line. A largelogistics complex serves for storage and distribution of goods adressed to Berlin.
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