Bornstedt (Potsdam)
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| District of Potsdam | |
Crown Estate and Church
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 Bornstedt
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| Coordinates: 52°24′48″N 13°1′46″E / 52.41333°N 13.02944°ECoordinates: 52°24′48″N 13°1′46″E / 52.41333°N 13.02944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| Town | Potsdam |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2009-12-31) | |
| • Total | 7,954 |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 14469 |
| Dialling codes | 0331 |
| Vehicle registration | P |
Bornstedt is a borough of Potsdam, Germany. Located north of Sanssouci Park and the Orangery Palace, it is known for the Bornstedt Crown Estate, former residence of Princess Royal Victoria, and the Bornstedt Cemetery with numerous tombs of famous personages.
The settlement arose in the late 12th century, it was first mentioned in a 1304 deed. The Bornstedt manor comprised the present-day gardens of Sanssouci, it was acquired by the "Great Elector" Frederick William of Brandenburg in 1664. The Prussian king Frederick William I ceded the estates to the Potsdam orphanage; his son King Frederick the Great had to pay a significant compensation before building Sanssouci Palace from 1744 onwards. He had a water basin erected atop a hill north of the park in order to supply the fountain system, which ultimatively failed due to lack of expertise. Frederick had the reservoir decorated with artificial ruins and the hill was called Ruinenberg.
From about 1750 the Bornstedt fields were use as a proving ground of the Prussian Army, much to the chagrin of local cotters, until King Frederick William IV after his accession to the throne in 1840 repurchased the estates. He had the Bornstedt manor reorganised according to the concepts of Peter Joseph Lenné and turned it into a model agricultural business. The court architect Ferdinand von Arnim built a Norman tower atop Ruinenberg hill and had the Bornstedt manor house and church redesigned in an Italian style according to plans by Friedrich Ludwig Persius. The king also had the village church rebuilt by Friedrich August Stüler in 1854.
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