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 S-Bahn station Grunewald
 The Holocaust memorial "Gleis
17"
 Some typical houses in
Grunewald
   The listening station on top
of the Teufelsberg hill
 Grunewaldturm
 Jagdschloß Grunewald
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This is the district of Grunewald
 Grunewald is
Berlin’s millionaire district. Nowhere else in Berlin you can
see so much villas and mansions. The district was established in 1880
as a quarter for bankers, employers and
managers. Not much has changed since then - maybe apart from
some TV or movie star.
The district has many lakes: Grunewaldsee, Herthasee, Hubertussee, Königssee, Teufelssee, Dianasee and Hundekehlesee. Best for having a swim are Teufelssee and Grunewaldsee. Grunewald – meaning – „Green Woods“ has one of Berlin’s biggest forests and is heavily frequented by joggers. The Grunewald S-Bahn station has a tragic history, as it was here, where thousands of Jews were stuffed into trains and deported to the concentration camps in Poland. Today there's a memorial called Gleis 17. Within the forest is the artificial Teufelsberg hill, once a listening station of the US National Security Agency. >>> more about the hill: Wikipedia At the shore of the Havel river the Grunewaldturm (tower) built in 1898 offers panoramic views of the Havelland region. >>> more about the tower: Wikipedia The Jagdschloss (hunting lodge) - built in 1542 - is Berlin's oldest palace and located a the southern embankment of Grunewaldsee. More about Grunewald: Wikipedia How to get to Grunewald: S7 to Grunewald or busses M19 and M29 to Grunewald or Roseneck View Larger Map |
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