Mahlsdorf

Mahlsdorf
Mahlsdorf
Quarter of Berlin
	Friedrich Schiller elementary school
	Coat of arms
	Location of Mahlsdorf in Marzahn-Hellersdorf district and Berlin
	Mahlsdorf Mahlsdorf
	Coordinates: 52°30′22″N 13°36′54″E / 52.50611°N 13.61500°E
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Founded	1753
Subdivisions	2 zones
Area
• Total	12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	30,408
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	12623
Vehicle registration	B

Mahlsdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːlsˌdɔʁf] ^ⓘ) is a locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Marzahn-Hellersdorf. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Hellersdorf.

History

The locality was mentioned for the first time in a document of 1345, named as Malterstorp. Until 1920 it was a municipality of the former Niederbarnim district, merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act".^[2]

Geography

Overview

Mahlsdorf is located in the eastern suburb of Berlin, at the borders with the Brandenburger district of Märkisch-Oderland. It is bounded by the municipality of Neuenhagen and Hoppegarten, with its hamlets Hönow, Waldesruh and Birkenstein. The Berliner bordering localities are Hellersdorf, Kaulsdorf and Köpenick (in Treptow-Köpenick district). In the south of the quarter there are the lakes Elsensee and part of the Habermannsee, divided with Kaulsdorf.

Subdivision

Mahlsdorf is divided into 2 zones (Ortslagen):

Transport

The locality, crossed by the federal highways B1 and B5, is served by the S-Bahn line S5, at the rail station of Mahlsdorf. Birkenstein station, situated in the homonymous hamlet of the town of Hoppegarten, is close to the eastern suburb of the quarter.