Berlin-Altglienicke

Altglienicke is a locality of Berlin in the district of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow.HistoryThe village of Glinik was first mentioned in 1375. The Berlin Wall cut through Altglienicke (in East Berlin) and Rudow (in West Berlin) from 1961 until 1990. It was also the location for an joint American and British intelligence operation.GeographyPositionThe locality is situated in the south-western side of Treptow-Köpenick. It borders with Rudow (in Neukölln), Johannisthal, Adlershof, Grünau, Bohnsdorf and the municipality of Schönefeld, in the Dahme-Spreewald district of Brandenburg.SubdivisionAltglienicke counts 1 zone : FalkenbergTransportationAltglienicke is served by the Berliner S-Bahn lines S45 and S9, with the stations of Altglienicke and Grünbergallee. Close to the locality is the Berlin Schönefeld Flughafen station, by the "Berlin Schönefeld" international airport.