Köpenick
Sign in to saveKöpenick () is a historic town and locality (Ortsteil) in Berlin, situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree, in the southeast of the German capital. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially adopting the current spelling in 1931. It is known for the imposter Hauptmann von Köpenick.
Key facts
- German location.name
- Köpenick
- German location.image_photo
- Berlin-Köpenick - Rathaus 3.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Town hall on Dahme river
- German location.type
- Quarter
- German location.City
- Berlin
- German location.image_flag
- DEU Köpenick (district) Flag.svg
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Köpenick (district) COA.svg
- German location.state
- Berlin
- German location.borough
- Treptow-Köpenick
- German location.divisions
- 8 zones
- German location.elevation
- 34 - 115
- German location.area
- 34.9
- German location.postal_code
- 12459, 12555, 12557, 12559, 12587
- German location.licence
- B
- German location.year
- 1232
- German location.plantext
- Location of Köpenick in Treptow-Köpenick and Berlin
- German location.image_plan
- Map de-be koepenick.png
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Overview
- Neighborhoods
- Panorama
- History
- Köpenick Palace
- Culture
- Transport
- Sport
- People
- References
- External links
Köpenick () is a historic town and locality (Ortsteil) in Berlin, situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree, in the southeast of the German capital. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially adopting the current spelling in 1931. It is known for the imposter Hauptmann von Köpenick.
Prior to its incorporation into Berlin in 1920, Köpenick had been an independent town. It then became a borough of Berlin, and with an area of , Berlin's largest. As a result of Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, the borough of Köpenick was merged with that of Treptow to create the current borough of Treptow-Köpenick.