Castle of Babelsberg with the river Havel as one part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Observatory on the Babelsberg

UEFA Women's Cup final

Potsdam-Babelsberg or short Babelsberg is the largest district of the city of Potsdam, Germany today. It is named after the small hill Babelsberg. For the Biblical Havel, see Abel. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... Potsdam is the capital city of the state of Brandenburg in Germany. ...

History

Babelsberg was first mentioned in the Landbuch (Landbook) in 1375 by Kaiser Karl IV as an independent settlement. The city has been pawned several times and was severly damaged during the Thirty Years' War. In 1939 Babelsberg was incorporated into Potsdam and became the district Potsdam-Babelsberg. During the Potsdam Conference in 1945 Josef Stalin, Harry S. Truman und Winston Churchill resided in the mansions of Babelsberg. Because of the close distance to Berlin and Potsdam, Babelsberg's history has much in common with its neighbours, notably the common history of Prussia, the German Seperation during the Cold War and German reunification. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ... Combatants Protestantism: Sweden,Denmark, France, Scotland and protestant German countries like Saxony Roman Catholic Church: Holy Roman Empire, Spain Commanders Gustav II Adolf Ferdinand II The Thirty Years War was fought between 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of todays Germany, also involving most of the major European... Clement Atlee, Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference, July 1945 The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945. ... Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 Prussia (German: ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Lithuanian: ; Polish: ; Old Prussian: Prūsa) was, most recently, a historic state originating in East Prussia, an area which for centuries had substantial influence on German and European history. ... The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) took place on October 3, 1990, when the areas of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR, in English commonly called East Germany) were incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, in...

Babelsberg has been developing into an industrial centre during the industrial revolution. Textile production and railway manufacturing were situated in the city.

Babelsberg

The neighbourhood shares a direct Border to Berlin, there are some remainings of the Berlin Wall left. Babelsberg is widely known as a media center in europe with the Babelsberg Studios, the oldest large-scale filmstudio in the world. It is also famous for its parks and castles which are a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Park Babelsberg surrounding the castle was planed and created by famous architects and garden-designers as Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Ludwig Persius, Peter Joseph Lenné and Hermann von Pückler-Muskau. There are two parts of the University of Potsdam in Babelsberg, one of them is situated in the Park Babelsberg. Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... East German construction workers building the Berlin Wall, 20 November 1961. ... Babelsberg Studios is a film studio located in Potsdam, Germany. ... UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... The Old Museum in Berlin Karl Friedrich Schinkel (March 13, 1781 - October 9, 1841) was a German architect and painter. ... Babelsberg Castle in Potsdam-Babelsberg Ludwig Persius (15th February 1803-12th July 1845) was a Prussian architect and a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel. ... Peter Joseph Lenné (29 September 1789 — 23 January 1866) was a Prussian gardener and landscape architect from Bonn who worked in the German classicist style. ... Prince Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pückler-Muskau Fürst Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pückler-Muskau (en: Prince Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pückler-Muskau) (30 October 1785 - 4 February 1871) was a German nobleman, who was an excellent artist in landscape gardening and wrote widely appreciated books, mostly... The New Palace campus of the University of Potsdam at the old stables The University of Potsdam is a German university, situated across four campuses in Potsdam, Brandenburg, including the New Palace of Sanssouci. ...

See also

• Steinstücken
• West Berlin
• Babelsberg Studios

Steinstücken, a small settlement with approximately 200 inhabitants, is the southernmost territory of the Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf. ... Boroughs of West Berlin West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ... Babelsberg Studios is a film studio located in Potsdam, Germany. ...

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• http://www.potsdam-babelsberg.de/ (in german)
• http://www.potsdam.de/cms/ziel/26670/EN/ (official site of Potsdam in english)