Lankwitz

The locality was first mentioned in 1239 with the name of Lancovica. Autonomous Prussian municipality of the former Teltow district, Lankwitz was incorporated into Berlin in 1920 as part of the district Steglitz, with the "Greater Berlin Act". ==Geography==

Lankwitz is situated in the southern suburb of Berlin, close to the borders with Brandenburg. It borders the localities of Steglitz, Lichterfelde, Mariendorf, Marienfelde (both in Tempelhof-Schöneberg district) and, in a short point represented by a bridge over the Teltowkanal, with Tempelhof. The Teltowkanal also remarks the boundary between Lankwitz and Steglitz. ==Transport==

The locality is served by S-Bahn at the rail station of Lankwitz (lines S25 and S26). The S2 only crosses the quarter and marks its border with Mariendorf. Lankwitz is also served by numerous bus lines. ==Photogallery==

File:Berlin metro station Lankwitz.jpg|Northern entrance of Lankwitz station File:Luther Friedhof Lankwitz 007.jpg|Chapel of "Luther-Friedhof" cemetery File:Berlin FU GEO CAMPUS.jpg|View of the "Campus Lankwitz" of the Free University of Berlin File:Gemeindepark Lankwitz 1 April 2020.jpg|The Gemeindepark recreational area in April 2020 == Organisations ==

The following organisations are or were based in Lankwitz: • Berliner Synchron (post-production dubbing company based in Lankwitz from 1949 until 2017) • Mater Dolorosa (Berlin-Lankwitz) (Roman Catholic parish) • Stiftung Mater Dolorosa Berlin-Lankwitz (Foundation) == Buildings ==

The following buildings are located in Lankwitz: • Lankwitz station ==Personalities==

• Martin Benrath (1926–2000) • Mithat Demirel (b. 1978) • Heinz Henschel (1920–2006), German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, and IIHF Hall of Fame inductee • Marianne Rosenberg (b. 1955) • Peter M. Gresshoff (b. 1948) Professor of Molecular Genetics, legume nodulation expert (now retired in Brisbane Australia). formerly student in Kastanien-Schule (Lichterfelde) and Schulfarm Insel Scharfenberg). ==References==