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Erkner | ||
federal state | Brandenburg | |
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Residents | 11.815 (2019) | |
height | 40 m | |
Tourist info web | http://www.erkner.de/ | |
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Erkner is a small town on the eastern outskirts of Berlin in the Oder-Spree district of the state Brandenburg.
background
Erkner is located on the south-eastern outskirts of Berlin and was first published in 1579 as The Erkner mentioned in a document. From 1812 to 1952, Erkner belonged to the then Niederbarnim district, then to the GDR district Frankfurt (Oder), Fürstenwalde district; since 1990 to the state of Brandenburg. In 1944, Erkner was largely destroyed in an Allied air raid on the tar factory, which is now closed. In 1998 Erkner received city rights.
getting there
By plane
Erkner is about that Berlin Brandenburg Airport(IATA: BER) easy to reach. The BER is unmistakably not far away.
By train
Erkner is on the railway line to Frankfurt / Oder. Regional express trains of the RE 1 (Magdeburg) - Berlin - Frankfurt / Oder stop here, as do the S 3 S-Bahn line from Berlin. The 1 Erkner station is north of the center. Erkner is located in the Berlin C tariff zone.
By bus
In the street
- via the A 10 motorway (east Berlin ring), exit Erkner
- from Berlin over Berlin-Friedrichshagen, Müggelseedamm, Fürstenwalder Damm, Fürstenwalder Allee
- from Berlin over Berlin-Koepenick, Müggelheimer Str., Müggelheimer Damm, Gosen and Neu-Zittau
By boat
- with various excursion lines from Berlin and Grünheide (only seasonal)
By bicycle
The European cycle route R1 comes from Berlin center and leads over Grünheide, Buckow in Märkische Schweiz in the Oderbruch to Küstrin-Kietz.
mobility
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- Local bus routes and regional bus routes (161, 418, 420, 424, 428, 429, 436, 950)
- Central bus station (ZOB) at Erkner station.
Tourist Attractions
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- Old Town Hall (Friedrichstrasse)
- Natural monument Mulberry tree from 1752 in Friedrichstr.
- Flower clock (Friedrichstrasse / Buchhorster Str.)
- Motorway maintenance settlement (built around 1935), Fangschleusenstr. at the Erkner exit of the A 10
- Russian memorial
- Memorials for the 1st and 2nd World War (VdN memorial)
Parks
- Kurpark with Karutzsee
- Rathauspark (Friedrichstrasse)
activities
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- Damritzsee open-air swimming pool (Am Dämritzsee)
- Watersport possibilities on the Demritzsee and the Flakensee
- Water hikes on the Spree and Löcknitz
- Woltersdorf with Woltersdorf lock and Kranichberge (with observation tower)
- Museum park Rudersdorf
- Hiking trails
trips
- Excursions to Berlin: Müggelsee and the surrounding area, Friedrichshagen, Koepenick with old town and Köpenicker castle and Berlin center.
shop
- various supermarkets and retail stores
- Aldi (Bahnhofstrasse)
- Lidl (Hohenbinder Weg 1)
- Netto (Berliner Str. 3-10)
- Netto - (Bahnhofstrasse)
- Kurpark-Center (Neu-Zittauer Str.) With:
- Edeka
- Kaufland
kitchen
Cheap
- 1 Europe Express, Bahnhofstrasse. Tel.: (0)3362 3912. Good thing. Solid quality, moderate prices.Open: Mo-Fr 0630-2100, Sa from 8 a.m.Price: € 5 to € 8.
medium
- Löcknitz idyll with beer garden (Fangschleusenstrasse 1)
- 2 Restaurant Zum Nutcracker (in the Kurparkcenter), Neu Zittauer Str. 41. Tel.: (0)3362-28137.
Upscale
nightlife
accommodation
security
- Police station (Hessenwinkler Str.)
health
- Resident doctors
- Rüdersdorf Hospital (Waldstrasse)
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.erkner.de - Official website of Erkner