Ludwigsfelde
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Location of Ludwigsfelde within Teltow-Fläming district
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| Coordinates: 52°17′59″N 13°16′00″E / 52.29972°N 13.26667°ECoordinates: 52°17′59″N 13°16′00″E / 52.29972°N 13.26667°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Teltow-Fläming | |
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| • Mayor | Andreas Igel (SPD) | |
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| • Total | 109.30 km2 (42.20 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 25,030 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 14974 | |
| Dialling codes | 03378 | |
| Vehicle registration | TF | |
| Website | www.ludwigsfelde.de | |
Ludwigsfelde is a town in the north of the district Teltow-Fläming in Brandenburg.
The town is located south of Berlin in the district Teltow-Fläming on the plateau of Teltow. In earlier times, it was part of the district Zossen.
Since 1997/2003 the following villages are part of the city:
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
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.
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.
In 1936 Daimler-Benz Motoren GmbH was founded with a new factory at Genshagen / Ludwigsfelde. The factory made Daimler-Benz DB 600 series aircraft engines until 1945, when the USAAF bombed the plant and then what plant had survived the bombing was removed and taken to the Soviet Union as war reparations. In 1952 the factory was refounded as the VEB Industriewerke Ludwigsfelde, which made various products including heavy machinery and Multicar small trade vehicles. For a brief period the plant made Pirna jet engines for the ill-fated Dresden 152 airliner. For more than a decade, 1954–65, it made IWL motor scooters, including the SR 59 Berlin (1956–59).
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