Ludwigsfelde: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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Ludwigsfelde: Guide
Ludwigsfelde is a town in the north of the district Teltow-Fläming in Brandenburg.
Geography
Location
The town is locted at the south edge of Berlin in the district Teltow-Fläming on the plateau of Teltow. In earlier times it was part of the district Zossen.
Parts of the Town
Since 2002/2003 the following villages are part of the city:
Ahrensdorf
Genshagen (with Genshagen Palace)
Gröben (Ludwigsfelde)|Gröben
Groß Schulzendorf
Jütchendorf
Kerzendorf
Löwenbruch
Mietgendorf
Schiaß
Siethen
Wietstock (Ludwigsfelde)|Wietstock
Population
(at the end of each year)1998 - 22,726
1999 - 22,942
2000 - 23,031
2001 - 23,809
2002 - 23,652
2003 - 24,164
2004 - 24,260
History
The first settlement in the main town took place at 1750 under Frederick II of Prussia; several villages already existed in the 13th century (Gröben 1170). Ludwigsfelde has been classified as a town since 1965.
Culture and places of interest
Sport
Ludwigsfelde is one of the sister towns of football club, Hertha BSC Berlin.
The Ludwigsfelder Football Club played in the Oberliga Nord/Ost in 2005/2006. The Ludwigsfelder Handball Club have been promoted to the Regionalliga.
There are also German champions in cycle ball and model gliding.
On 7. August 2005 a marathon was run during the European Speed Skating Championships.
Economy and Infrastructure
1936 IFA-Werk VEB Automobilwerke Ludwigsfelde|(Automobilwerk Ludwigsfelde), later W50 HGVs and from 1986 the L60 was produced. After the collapse of the DDR, production was halted due to falling orders and the takeover by Daimler-Benz. From the mid nineties, Ludwigsfelde concentrated on the production of small vans such as the Vario and the Van Vaneo, production of which was halted in the summer of 2005. From 2006 a successor to the Sprinter will be produced.
References
The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.
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