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Potsdam-Babelsberg or short Babelsberg is the largest district of the city of Potsdam
Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital city of the Germany States of Germany of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the center of Berlin....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is named after the small hill Babelsberg.

History
Babelsberg was first mentioned in the Landbuch (Landbook) in 1375 by Kaiser Karl IV
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the eleventh king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and Holy Roman Emperor.He was the eldest son and heir of John of Bohemia, who died on 26 August 1346, thus Charles inherited the Count of Luxembourg and the King of Bohemia....
 as an independent settlement. The city has been bombed several times and was severely damaged during the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. The war was fought primarily in Germany and at various points involved most of the countries of Europe....
. In 1939 Babelsberg was incorporated into Potsdam and became the district Potsdam-Babelsberg.






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Potsdam-Babelsberg or short Babelsberg is the largest district of the city of Potsdam
Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital city of the Germany States of Germany of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the center of Berlin....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is named after the small hill Babelsberg.

History


Babelsberg was first mentioned in the Landbuch (Landbook) in 1375 by Kaiser Karl IV
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the eleventh king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and Holy Roman Emperor.He was the eldest son and heir of John of Bohemia, who died on 26 August 1346, thus Charles inherited the Count of Luxembourg and the King of Bohemia....
 as an independent settlement. The city has been bombed several times and was severely damaged during the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. The war was fought primarily in Germany and at various points involved most of the countries of Europe....
. In 1939 Babelsberg was incorporated into Potsdam and became the district Potsdam-Babelsberg. During the Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference

The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, the home of William, German Crown Prince, in Potsdam, Germany, from July 16 to August 2, 1945....
 in 1945 Josef Stalin, Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill resided in the mansions of Babelsberg. Because of the closeness to Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
 and Potsdam, Babelsberg's history has much in common with its neighbours, notably the common history of Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
, the German Separation during the Cold War and German reunification
German reunification

German reunification took place twice after 1945: first in 1957, the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany, and again on 3 October 1990, when the five re-established states of the German Democratic Republic joined the Germany , and Berlin was united into a single city-state....
.

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
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
, there are some remains of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall was a physical separation barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic , including East Berlin. The longer inner German border demarcated the border between East and West Germany....
 left. Babelsberg is widely known as a European media centre with the Babelsberg Studios
Babelsberg Studios

The Babelsberg Studios, located in Potsdam-Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany, is the oldest large-scale film studio in the world. Founded in 1911, it covers an area of about ....
, the oldest large-scale film studio in the world. It is also famous for its parks and castles which are a part of the UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
. The Park Babelsberg surrounding the castle was planned and created by famous architects and garden-designers like Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Germany architect and painter. Schinkel was the most prominent architect of neoclassicism in Prussia.Schinkel was born in Neuruppin in the Margraviate of Brandenburg....
, Ludwig Persius
Ludwig Persius

Friedrich Ludwig Persius was a Prussian architect and a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel.Persius assisted Schinkel with, among others, the building of the Charlottenhof and the Roman Baths in Sanssouci Park in Potsdam....
, Peter Joseph Lenné
Peter Joseph Lenné

Peter Joseph Lenn? was a Prussian gardener and landscape architecture from Bonn who worked in the German classicism style. His father was Jewish and his mother was Prussian....
 and Hermann von Pückler-Muskau
Hermann von Pückler-Muskau

Prince Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von P?ckler-Muskau was a Germany nobleman, who was an excellent artist in landscape gardening and wrote widely appreciated books, mostly about his travels in Europe and Northern Africa ....
. There are two parts of the University of Potsdam
University of Potsdam

Not to be confused with the United States university SUNY Potsdam In the State University of New York SystemThe University of Potsdam is a Germany university, situated across four campuses in Potsdam, Brandenburg, including the New Palace of Sanssouci and the Park Potsdam-Babelsberg....
 in Babelsberg, one of them is situated in the Park Babelsberg.

See also

  • Steinstücken
    Steinstücken

    Steinst?cken, a small settlement with approximately 200 inhabitants, is the southernmost territory of the Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf....
  • West Berlin
    West Berlin

    West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors established in 1945....
  • Babelsberg Studios
    Babelsberg Studios

    The Babelsberg Studios, located in Potsdam-Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany, is the oldest large-scale film studio in the world. Founded in 1911, it covers an area of about ....


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