Siemensstadt
Siemensstadt is a locality of Berlin in the district of Spandau.History
The locality emerged when the company Siemens & Halske, one of the predecessors of today's Siemens AG, bought land in the area, in order to expand production of S & H and their subsidiary Siemens-Schuckertwerke as well. On the initiative of Georg Wilhelm von Siemens S & H started to build new factories in 1899. Soon also residential buildings were erected. The locality was incorporated into Berlin on 1 October 1920 by the Greater Berlin Act.Geography
Siemensstadt is situated in the eastern side of Spandau district. It borders with Spandau, Haselhorst, Tegel, Charlottenburg-Nord and Westend. The Großsiedlung Siemensstadt is situated close to Siemensstadt but in Charlottenburg-Nord.Transport
Siemensstadt is served by the Berliner U-Bahn line U7 at the stations of Paulsternstrasse, Rohrdamm and Siemensdamm.Images
