The locality is subdivided in several zones (Ortslagen) like the Großsiedlung Siemensstadt and Siedlung Charlottenburg-Nord housing estates in the west, the Jungfernheide municipal park as well as the Paul-Hertz-Siedlung and Plötzensee in the east with the Roman Catholic commemorative church Maria Regina Martyrum, honouring the Martyrs of Freedom of Belief and Conscience that were executed at Plötzensee Prison during the Nazi era in the years from 1933 to 1945. Together with the nearby Protestant Church of Plötzensee, it is the site of the annual Ecumenical Plötzensee Days.
History
The locality was created in 2004, when it was separated from Charlottenburg in the south. Since the 1920 Greater Berlin Act, the area had been part of the Charlottenburg borough (Bezirk Charlottenburg), united with Wilmersdorf in the 2001 administrative reform.
Transport
The Bundesautobahn 100 (Stadtring) motorway runs through the south of the locality, where the interchange on Jakob-Kaiser-Platz (Dreieck Charlottenburg) connects the Bundesautobahn 111 leading northwards to the Berliner Ring (A 10) motorway. The adjacent areas are strongly affected by noise and pollution.
The former Air Berlin had its headquarters in Building 2 of the Airport Bureau Center in Charlottenburg-Nord.[2][3] In 2006 Air Berlin had been employing 1,200 employees at its headquarters.[4] The former Germania airlines also had its headquarters in Charlottenburg-Nord.[5]
^Schulz, Stefan. "Ein Kandidat geht auf Tuchfühlung." Die Welt. 2 March 2006. Retrieved on 22 October 2009. "Am Saatwinkler Damm ist das Unternehmen mit 1200 Mitarbeitern (insgesamt 2700 Mitarbeiter) einer der größten Arbeitgeber der Hauptstadt."
