"SV Nord Wedding 1893 SV Nord Wedding 1893 is a German association football club that plays in Berlin. Their complicated lineage includes a number of clubs and they can trace their roots back to some of the city's earliest football sides. ""Wedding""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s predecessors include two clubs which were part of the founding of the DFB (Deutscher Fussball Bund, en:German Football Association) at Leipzig in 1900 – ""Rapide 93 Berlin"" and ""Favorit 96 Berlin"". On 1 October 1893, a group of 17-year-old school boys formed a club they called ""Berliner FC Rapide Niderschönhausen"". The team was also known as ""Berliner Tor-"
"Wedding (Berlin) Wedding (; ) is a locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany and was a separate borough in the north-western inner city until it was fused with Tiergarten and Mitte in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform. At the same time the eastern half of the former borough of Wedding—on the other side of Reinickendorfer Straße—was separated as the new locality of Gesundbrunnen. In the 12th century, the manor of the nobleman Rudolf de Weddinge was located on the small Panke River in the immediate vicinity of today's Nettelbeckplatz. The farmstead, which burned down more than once, remained abandoned"
"more students and artists have moved to Wedding due to lower rental costs and a fairly high level of quality of life. As a result, many new Bohemian cafés, restaurants and clubs, organic food stores and markets have been established, an art-house cinema and an urban gardening project has successfully started and high-brow galleries have discovered that area. It is still said though to be a place to find the ""Schnauze mit Herz"" (big mouth and big heart) of the Berlin working class. Along with Kreuzberg, Wedding is one of the most ethnically diverse localities of Berlin. The multicultural atmosphere"
"is visible in the bilingual shop signs (predominantly German and Turkish or German and Arabic). In recent years Wedding has seen a significant influx of , many of whom have settled in the Afrikanisches Viertel, or African Quarter. Wedding is also home to an East Asian community, mostly from China, which is reflected in many Asian and African stores and restaurants. As of 2011, the ethnic make-up of Wedding was 52% of German origin, 18% Turks, 6% Sub-Saharan African, 6% Arabs, 6% Polish, 5% former Yugoslavia, and 4.5% Asian. Many buildings are relics of European post-war Modernism. The ""Schillerpark"" estate"
"part of Wedding) belonged to the French sector of West Berlin, while the neighbouring localities of Mitte, Pankow and Prenzlauer Berg were parts of East Berlin. The border between the sectors and, from 1961 to 1989, the Berlin Wall ran along the Nordbahn railway and the divided Bernauer Straße. This street became famous for tunnels dug under it as well as for daring escape jumps from windows of the apartment blocks in the eastern part of the city, down to the street which itself belonged to the French sector. On the evening of November 9, 1989 the border crossing at"
"population live on social welfare; 27% live below the poverty line. Foreigners make up 30% of the population. Low rental costs accompany the poverty in Wedding. Therefore, like many inexpensive areas in large cities, it is home to a vibrant artists' community. Many galleries have been founded by artists to provide a space for themselves and their peers to showcase their works. Wedding has so far not experienced the boom and development of the 1990s in Berlin. Unlike many other 19th-century working class districts like Prenzlauer Berg, the original character of Wedding has been mostly preserved. Recently, however, more and"
"1,000 staff at its height. The constant migration of country-dwellers into the city at the end of the 19th century converted Wedding into a working-class district. The labourers lived in cramped tenement blocks, many in the Wilhelmine Ring. After World War I, Wedding was known as ""Red Wedding"" as it was renowned for its militant, largely Communist working class; it was the scene of violent clashes between Communist and Nazi sympathizers in the late 1920s. After World War II, Wedding and Reinickendorf together made up the French sector of Berlin. The buildings on the north side of Wedding's Bernauer Straße"
"Afrikanisches Viertel The Afrikanisches Viertel () is a neighborhood in Wedding, a locality of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. It is bounded by Müllerstraße, Seestraße, Volkspark Rehberge, Goethepark, and the border with the neighboring borough of Reinickendorf. A large number of streets have names related to Africa, particularly parts of Africa that were involved in the German colonization of Africa. These include Afrikanische Straße, Damara Straße, Dualastraße, Ghanastraße, Guineastraße, Kameruner Straße, Kongostraße, Lüderitzstraße, Mohasistraße, Otawistraße, Petersallee, Sambesistraße, Sansibarstraße, Senegalstraße, Swakopmunder Straße, Tangastraße, Togostraße, Transvaalstraße, Ugandastraße, Usambarastraße, and Windhuker Straße, along with Nachtigalplatz. Prior to the First World War, Carl Hagenbeck planned the"
"Viertel date back to the 1920s and 1930s. The area is also home to the , as well as four buildings along Afrikanische Straße between Sambesistraße and Seestraße designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Afrikanisches Viertel The Afrikanisches Viertel () is a neighborhood in Wedding, a locality of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. It is bounded by Müllerstraße, Seestraße, Volkspark Rehberge, Goethepark, and the border with the neighboring borough of Reinickendorf. A large number of streets have names related to Africa, particularly parts of Africa that were involved in the German colonization of Africa. These include Afrikanische Straße, Damara Straße, Dualastraße,"
"and kept secret, the tunnel was plagued by water from leaking pipes, and had to be shut down after only a few days of operation. A section of the wall has been reconstructed near the spot on Bernauer Straße (since 2001 part of the locality of Gesundbrunnen) where the tunnel ended. Two sections of wall run parallel to one another down the street with a ""death strip"" in the middle. A nearby museum documents the history of the wall. Today, Wedding is one of the poorest areas of Berlin, with a high unemployment rate (almost 26%). Almost 17% of the"
"in the forest until the 18th century. In the mid-18th century, while Gesundbrunnen was being built up as a health resort and spa town, gambling and prostitution moved into Wedding, transforming it into a pleasure district. In 1864, Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering established the Schering pharmaceutical company on Müllerstraße; the company has been a part of Bayer since 2006. A large hospital at the western rim of the locality was built between 1898 and 1906 on the initiative of Rudolf Virchow. The Rotaprint plant was initiated in Wedding in 1904 and became one of the largest employers locally with about"
"and the street, including sidewalks, were in the French sector, while the buildings along the southern side were in Soviet territory. When the Berlin Wall was being built in August 1961, many who lived in these buildings frantically jumped from their windows before the buildings could be evacuated and their windows bricked up. Wedding was also the western terminus of one of the first refugee tunnels dug underneath the Berlin wall. It extended from the basement of an abandoned factory on Schönholzer Straße in the Soviet sector underneath Bernauer Straße to another building in the west. Though marvellously well constructed"
"for tram lines, but these were removed in 1958. Berlin-Wedding station Berlin-Wedding is a station in the Wedding locality of Berlin and serves the S-Bahn lines and and the U-Bahn line . Wedding S-Bahn station first opened on 1 May 1872. It is part of the Berlin Ringbahn, a circular line traversing many of the central districts of the city. The service, however, was disrupted in 1961 by the building of the Berlin Wall and Wedding S-Bahn station went out of use in 1980 after passenger numbers on the route fell to unsustainable levels. After the fall of the Berlin"
"Berlin-Wedding station Berlin-Wedding is a station in the Wedding locality of Berlin and serves the S-Bahn lines and and the U-Bahn line . Wedding S-Bahn station first opened on 1 May 1872. It is part of the Berlin Ringbahn, a circular line traversing many of the central districts of the city. The service, however, was disrupted in 1961 by the building of the Berlin Wall and Wedding S-Bahn station went out of use in 1980 after passenger numbers on the route fell to unsustainable levels. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, many disused S-Bahn routes were gradually reinstated. The"
"the PDS achieving only 2.9% of the votes. The current seat has been a safe SPD seat and produced their largest percentage majority in Berlin at the 2005 election, although the party had higher vote shares in the constituencies of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and Pankow. The district has a large foreign born population of 27.7%, the highest figure for any Berlin constituency The district of Wedding had the highest foreign born population in all of Berlin. 29.3% of the population had qualifications which met the requirements for University entry. Elections in Germany take place using the Additional Member System. Voters have two"
"Gesundbrunnen (Berlin) Gesundbrunnen (colloquially ""Plumpe"", i.e. pump) is a locality (""Ortsteil"") of Berlin in the borough (""Bezirk"") of Mitte. It was created as a separate entity by the 2001 administrative reform, formerly the eastern half of the former Wedding district (merged into Mitte) and locality. Gesundbrunnen has the highest percentage of non-German residents of any Berlin locality, at 35.1% as of the end of 2008. The locality is situated in Berlin's inner city, at the north-eastern rim of the central Mitte borough. Bernauer Straße separates it from the locality of Mitte in the south and Reinickendorfer Straße from Wedding in"
"practised. Gardening is also practiced in Erding, but is limited by the relatively cool climate. Erding Erding is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district Erding. It had a population of 34,122 in 2004. It is twinned with Bastia in Corsica. The original Erdinger Weissbier is a well-known Bavarian specialty. Grünbacher is one of the better-known local brands. Erding is located around 45 kilometers northeast of central Munich, about a 30-minute drive by car. Regular S-Bahn trains connect to Munich and beyond. Tariffs and times may be found on the Munich Transportation and Tariff Website (MVV). Evidence"
"Werder (Havel) Werder (Havel) (official name derived from ""Werder an der Havel"" (""Werder upon Havel""), colloquially just ""Werder""), is a town in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Havel river in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, west of the state's capital Potsdam. Werder has a long and rich history and is a nationally recognized ""Erholungsort"" – a government designation given to regions of Germany that have been recognized and must be continuously re-certified as having air and climate qualities which provide a healthful environment to visitors. Werder is also famous for hosting one of Germany’s three largest festivals, the """","
"Volkspark Rehberge Volkspark Rehberge is a public park in Wedding, a locality of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The park was created and constructed from 1922–1929. The park covers approximately . Together with Goethepark, which is located immediately south-east of the park, the total park landscape is approximately . To the south-west is the Plötzensee and its surrounding park. The park borders on the Afrikanisches Viertel. In addition to large meadows and pedestrian and bicycle paths, the park also offers animal enclosures, playgrounds, a toboggan run with a height difference, sports fields, concessions, and an open-air theatre. Since 1953, portions of the"
"of Justice, which belongs to the District Court and Higher District Court Precinct of Karlsruhe. It is also the domicile of a Local Labor Court. Pforzheim is the domicile of the following public authorities and public incorporated bodies: Pforzheim Pforzheim () is a city of nearly 120,000 inhabitants in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwest of Germany. It is known for its jewelry and watch-making industry, and as such has gained the nickname ""Goldstadt"" (""Golden City""). With an area of 97.8 km (38 sq mi), it is situated between the cities of Stuttgart and Karlsruhe at the confluence"
"Pforzheim Pforzheim () is a city of nearly 120,000 inhabitants in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwest of Germany. It is known for its jewelry and watch-making industry, and as such has gained the nickname ""Goldstadt"" (""Golden City""). With an area of 97.8 km (38 sq mi), it is situated between the cities of Stuttgart and Karlsruhe at the confluence of three rivers (Enz, Nagold and Würm). It marks the frontier between Baden and Württemberg, being located on Baden territory. From 1535 to 1565, it was the home to the Margraves of Baden-Pforzheim. The City of Pforzheim does"
"Wilhelmine Ring (Berlin) The Wilhelmine Ring is the name for a belt of distinctive multi-occupancy rental housing blocks constructed in the second half of the 19th century around the historic city center of Berlin. It is characterized by a dense settlement pattern with four- to five-story residential buildings with side and rear wings around an inner courtyard. The designation reflects the period of origin of this town planning solution under the German monarchs Wilhelm I and Wilhelm II. The Wilhelmine Ring comprises large parts of the Berlin subdistricts Wedding, Gesundbrunnen, Prenzlauer Berg, Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg, Neukölln, Schöneberg, Tiergarten, Moabit and Charlottenburg."
"new episode is released. As with soap operas, new viewers can easily enter the story line because each episode begins with a summary of the previous episode. To date, thirteen seasons and 110 episodes have been produced. The continuous story line is developed by the ensemble and is primarily set in the neighborhood of Wedding. Friedrichshain, Prenzlauer Berg, and even Uckermark are part of the story line. Stereotypical Berlin character tropes are used, e.g., an Urberliner (someone originally from Berlin). Prime Time Theater The Prime Time Theater is a modern Volkstheater (""People's Theater"") in Berlin’s Wedding district. The name of"
"tenement in Berlin-Wedding, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, on 28 December 1907. During the First World War, the neighborhood was known as ""Red Wedding"" due to many residents' Marxist militancy. In a handwritten biography written for the Soviet secret police, Mielke described his father as ""a poor, uneducated woodworker,"" and said that his mother died in 1911. Both were, he said, members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). After his remarriage to ""a seamstress,"" the elder Mielke and his new wife joined the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany and remained members when it was renamed the Communist"
""""" (""elevated railway company""). The city also mandated that new lines would use wider carriages—running on the same, track-to provide greater passenger capacity; these became known as the ""Großprofil"" (""large profile"") network. Construction of the """" (""North-South railway"") connecting Wedding in the north to Tempelhof and Neukölln in the south had started in December 1912, but halted for the First World War. Work resumed in 1919, although the money shortage caused by hyperinflation slowed progress considerably. On 30 January 1923, the first section opened between Hallesches Tor and Stettiner Bahnhof (Naturkundemuseum), with a continuation to Seestraße following two months later."
"Am Mellensee Am Mellensee is a municipality in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. The municipality, south of Berlin, is the home of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Gertrud. An Associated Press story appearing in the August 1, 2011 online version of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the breadmaking there. The nuns make Communion wafers for eastern Germany's Catholics, including those in the Berlin area, and some Lutheran communities. They will provide the bread for the Communion wafers during the Eucharist for Papal Masses at Erfurt's Cathedral and in Berlin's Olympic Stadium to be celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI for"
"venues, and is host to many sporting events. Its Zoological Garden is the most visited zoo in Europe and one of the most popular worldwide. With the world's oldest large-scale movie studio complex, Berlin is an increasingly popular location for international film productions. The city is well known for its festivals, diverse architecture, nightlife, contemporary arts and a very high quality of living. Since the 2000s Berlin has seen the emergence of a cosmopolitan entrepreneurial scene. Berlin lies in northeastern Germany, east of the River (Saxon or Thuringian) Saale, that once constituted, together with the River Elbe (from their confluence"
"Schwabing Schwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is divided into the city borough 4 (Schwabing-West) and the city borough 12 (Schwabing-Freimann). The main boulevard is Leopoldstraße. ""For further information on the Munich boroughs, see:"" Boroughs of Munich. Schwabing used to be famous as Munich's bohemian quarter and is still popular among tourists and locals, especially young people, for its accumulation of bars, clubs, and restaurants. Another popular location is the ""Englischer Garten"", or English Garden, one of the world's largest public parks. (Other not so commonly known"
"Schönefeld Schönefeld is a suburban municipality in the Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg, Germany. It borders the southeastern districts of Berlin. The municipal area encompasses Berlin Schönefeld Airport. It is located about southeast of the Berlin city centre, next to one of Berlin's two airports, Berlin Schönefeld (SXF), which is to be replaced in by Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). The new airport is currently under construction and also to be located in Schönefeld, partly on land now occupied by the existing airport. In the north, Schönefeld adjoins to the Berlin boroughs of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Neukölln, and Treptow-Köpenick with the localities of Lichtenrade, Gropiusstadt,"
"the Stadtkapelle and Liederkranz music associations. Leonberg is twinned with the following towns: <br> Leonberg Leonberg is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg about to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. About 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third-largest borough in the rural district (""Landkreis"") of Böblingen (after Sindelfingen and Böblingen to the south). Leonberg is most famous for its picturesque market square, the centuries-old annual horse market, its past role as seat of one of Württemberg's first parliaments, and the Pomeranzen Garden- Germany's only remaining terraced garden which dates back to the late"
"of the Kreuzviertel and in the months between May and October a centre of the student urban life. Kreuzviertel is a portion of the Innenstadt-West district in south Dortmund. Kreuzviertel lies at the south border of the inner city (Wallring). The southern border of Kreuzviertel is Autobahn A 40, the western border is the historic Ruhr line of the Rhenish Railway Company, today Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and the eastern the Märkische Straße. Normally the people of Dortmund say Kreuzviertel is hemmed in by Sonnenstraße (North), Hohe Straße (East), Rheinlanddamm (South) and Große Heimstraße (West). Kreuzviertel got its name from the Church"
"neighbourhood. Friedrichstadt (Berlin) Friedrichstadt () was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I. Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighbourhood, and southwest of the historical suburb of Friedrichswerder. It is located south of the twin-city zone of Berlin and Cölln. Today, the northern part of the neighbourhood is located in the borough of Berlin-Mitte, while the southern part of the neighbourhood is located in borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. The border between the two boroughs runs along the southern side of Niederkirchnerstraße and"
"(""Ring line"") in the north of Berlin via the Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Südkreuz and the Anhalt Railway in the south. North of the Hauptbahnhof the line divides into two double-track lines. One of them runs east, the other west, both running on to the Ring line. The tunnel and the connecting to the northeast are entirely new lines. The connection from the tunnel to the north-west to Moabit follows the course of the Lehrter railway. The southern section runs above ground through the former yards of the Anhalt Railway. The route from Wedding junction starts at a grade-separated junction towards"