Schonefeld

Schonefeld is a suburban municipality inside the Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg, Germany. It borders the southeastern districts of Berlin. The municipal location encompasses Berlin Schonefeld Airport. It is placed about 22 km southeast of the Berlin town centre, next to one in every of Berlin's two airports, Berlin Schonefeld, that is to get replaced in with the aid of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The new airport is presently beneath creation and additionally to be located in Schonefeld, partly on land now occupied via the present airport. In the north, Schonefeld adjoins to the Berlin boroughs of Tempelhof-Schoneberg, Neukolln, and Treptow-Kopenick with the localities of Lichtenrade, Gropiusstadt, Buckow, Rudow, Altglienicke, and Bohnsdorf.

In the south, it borders Mittenwalde, inside the west, Blankenfelde-Mahlow and within the east, Schulzendorf and Zeuthen. The first preserved mention of Schonefeld within the Mittelmark territory dates returned to 1242. Sconenfelde, then a ownership held by the Lords of Selchow, is documented in the 1375 Landbuch of Emperor Charles IV, while he also ruled as Elector of Brandenburg. The village church, rebuilt in 1904/05 in line with plans designed via Franz Heinrich Schwechten, includes a massive Baroque altar. Waltersdorf and Wabmannsdorf additionally have village church buildings dating to the primary half of the 13th century.