Glienicke/Nordbahn

Glienicke/Nordbahn is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located right north of Berlin.

Situation
Glienicke/Nordbahn is located on the northern outskirts of Berlin. The addition "Nordbahn" (Northern Railway) is based on the proximity to the 19th century-built railway line Berlin-Stralsund, the Prussian Northern Railway. The town is bordered to the south and west by the district Reinickendorf of Berlin (localities Frohnau, Hermsdorf (Berlin) and Lübars) and Schönfließ, Mühlenbecker Land. Between 1961 and 1990 was situated at the eastern border of the Berlin Wall. The village is a typical Angerdorf (meadow) of the Mark Brandenburg. The highest point of the village is the "Langeberg" with 55 m.ü.NN.

From Glienicke there are 10 mi to Oranienburg, 25 mi to Potsdam, 180 mi to Stralsund near the Baltic See, 180 mi to Hamburg and 90 mi to Cottbus.

History

 * First mentioned as Glyneck in 1412.
 * Devastated during the War of Thirty Years.
 * Reestablished from 1670.
 * During the Cold War, Glienicke shared its borders with the former West Berlin, and so between 1961 and 1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall.
 * After the reunification of Germany, Glienicke developed as a preferred suburb of Berlin.

Demography
After (East) Berlin, Glienicke/Nordbahn is the most densely populated municipality of any type in what was formerly East Germany, ahead of third-place Eichwalde (both are classified as rural municipalities, or Gemeinden), and well ahead of larger municipalities with city ("Stadt") status, such as Leipzig, Halle, and Dresden.

Politics
The Council consists of 22 members. (Election: May 26, 2019)
 * SPD 5
 * CDU 4
 * Grüne 4
 * AfD 2
 * Linke 2
 * FDP 2
 * Glienicker Bürgerliste (GBL) 2
 * Piratenpartei 1

Mayors

 * 1990 - 1994 Karin Röpke
 * 1994 - 2010 Joachim Bienert
 * 2010 -     Dr. Hans G. Oberlack

Personalities

 * Uwe Barschel, (1944-1987), former Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, was born in Glienicke.


 * Adolf von Trotha (1868-1940), Admiral of the Imperial Navy and Admiralty, was buried in the cemetery of the parish Glienicke / Nordbahn
 * Gustav Bauer (1870-1944), 1919-1920 Chancellor, lived from 1940 to 1944 in Glienicke / Nordbahn, in the cemetery of the parish Glienicke / Nordbahn buried
 * Walter Felsenstein (1901-1975), director, had his residence in Glienicke / Nordbahn

Freemen

 * Adolf von Trotha (1868-1940), Admiral of the Imperial Navy and Admiralty
 * Erich Schwabe (1909-2015), military leader of the volunteer fire department Glienicke / Nordbahn (1964–1976), oldest firefighter of Brandenburg