Hoppegarten
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Hoppegarten is a municipality
Municipalities of Germany
Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...

 in the district Märkisch-Oderland
Märkisch-Oderland
Märkisch-Oderland is a Landkreis in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are the district Barnim, the country Poland, the district-free city Frankfurt , the district Oder-Spree and the Bundesland Berlin...

, in Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

History

The actual municipality was created in 2003 when the former municipalities of Hönow
Hönow
Hönow is a village in Brandenburg, Germany, near the border of Berlin. It belongs to the municipality of Hoppegarten, in the district of Märkisch-Oderland; and its population is of 8,300 inhabitants.-Geography:...

 and Münchehofe were united with Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten. The old Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten is now a town district composed by Hoppegarten, Birkenstein and Waldesruh.

Geography

Hoppegarten is located close to the eastern suburbs of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

 (Mahlsdorf
Mahlsdorf
Mahlsdorf is a locality within the Berlin borough of Marzahn-Hellersdorf. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Hellersdorf.-History:...

, in the borough of Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Marzahn-Hellersdorf is the tenth borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Marzahn and Hellersdorf.-Geography:It is situated in the northeast of Berlin...

). The other bordering municipalities are Ahrensfelde
Ahrensfelde
Ahrensfelde is a municipality in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 13 km northeast of Berlin ....

 (BAR
Barnim
Barnim is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by Poland, the district of Märkisch-Oderland, the city state of Berlin and the districts of Oberhavel and Uckermark.- History :...

), Werneuchen
Werneuchen
Werneuchen is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, in the district of Barnim northeast of Berlin within the metropolitan area. Most of the population of Werneuchen commutes to Berlin.-International relations:Werneuchen is twinned with: Dziwnów, Poland...

 (BAR), Altlandsberg
Altlandsberg
Altlandsberg is a historic town in the district of Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated about east of Berlin.-History:Altlandsberg was first mentioned in a 1230 deed, it was located at the site of a former Slavic settlement...

, Neuenhagen
Neuenhagen
Neuenhagen is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 19 km east of Berlin . It was founded around 1230.-Transport:...

 and Schöneiche
Schöneiche
Schöneiche is a municipality in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated directly at the edge to Berlin/Köpenick.-External links:...

 (LOS
Oder-Spree
Oder-Spree is a Kreis in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are the district Märkisch-Oderland, the district-free city Frankfurt , Poland, the district Spree-Neiße and Dahme-Spreewald, and the Bundesland Berlin.-Geography:The district is named after the two major rivers in the...

).

The municipality is composed by the town of Hoppegarten and the civil parrishes (Ortsteil) of Hönow
Hönow
Hönow is a village in Brandenburg, Germany, near the border of Berlin. It belongs to the municipality of Hoppegarten, in the district of Märkisch-Oderland; and its population is of 8,300 inhabitants.-Geography:...

 (detached from the rest of municipal area by a strip belonging to Neuenhagen) Birkenstein, Waldesruh and Münchehofe.

Transport

The town is served by Berlin S-Bahn
Berlin S-Bahn
The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system...

 and it has got 2 stations on S5 line
S5 (Berlin)
S5 is a line on the Berlin S-Bahn. It operates from Strausberg Nord to Westkreuz over:*the Strausberg–Strausberg Nord line, completed in 1955 and electrified in 1956,...

 (Birkenstein and Hoppegarten). The Berlin U-Bahn
Berlin U-Bahn
The Berlin is a rapid transit railway in Berlin, the capital city of Germany, and is a major part of the public transport system of that city. Opened in 1902, the serves 173 stations spread across ten lines, with a total track length of , about 80% of which is underground...

 line U5
U5 (Berlin U-Bahn)
U5 is a line on the Berlin U-Bahn. It runs from Alexanderplatz in Mitte eastwards through Friedrichshain, Lichtenberg and Friedrichsfelde, surfaces in Biesdorf to pass Kaulsdorf and Hellersdorf above ground and finally reaches city limits at Hönow....

 has got its end station in Hönow
Hönow (Berlin U-Bahn)
Hönow is a Berlin U-Bahn station and the eastern terminus of the line. It borders Hönow, a village of the Hoppegarten municipality in the state of Brandenburg....

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See also

  • Hönow
    Hönow
    Hönow is a village in Brandenburg, Germany, near the border of Berlin. It belongs to the municipality of Hoppegarten, in the district of Märkisch-Oderland; and its population is of 8,300 inhabitants.-Geography:...

  • Hoppegarten railway station
  • Birkenstein railway station
  • Hönow railway station
    Hönow (Berlin U-Bahn)
    Hönow is a Berlin U-Bahn station and the eastern terminus of the line. It borders Hönow, a village of the Hoppegarten municipality in the state of Brandenburg....


External links

Official site of Hoppegarten
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