Adlershof ( German: [ˈaːdlɐsˌhoːf] , literally "Eagle's Court") is a locality ( Ortsteil ) in the borough ( Bezirk ) Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin , Germany .
38-497: Adlershof is home to the new City of Science, Technology and Media ( WISTA ), located on the southwestern edge of the locality. A part of the area known today as the "City of Science, Technology and Media", was once known as the Johannisthal Air Field . Germany's first motorized aircraft took off from here at the beginning of the 20th century. Albatros , Fokker , Rumpler and Wright made Adlershof-Johannisthal famous. In 1912
76-623: A few miles away) and the guards regiment Feliks Dzierzynski (12,000 soldiers) occupied the military buildings. After the German reunification almost all institutions at Adlershof were closed down during 1990/1991. The infrastructure was old and not up to date with the technology level of West Germany however the available area had the best premises to build a modern one. Berlin did found the Redevelopment Company Adlershof Ltd (Entwicklungsgesellschaft Adlershof mbH - EGA) in 1991 and it
114-528: A previous project name "WIssenschaftsSTandort Adlershof" (Science Location Adlershof) while much of the press refers to the area as "Wissenschaftsstadt Adlershof" (Science City Adlershof) leading to the same abbreviation. In fact WISTA was included in the Expo 2000 fairs under the name of "Berlin Adlershof – Stadt für Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Medien" (Berlin Adlershof - City of Science, Business and Media) corroborating
152-659: Is one of the most successful high-technology sites in Germany and Berlin’s largest media site. It is home to 1,203 companies and scientific institutions (Dec 2019) on an area of 4.2 km – embedded in an integrated urban planning concept. 23,500 people work and 6,458 study here. The companies and non-university research institutes in the Adlershof Science and Technology Park at the heart of the Adlershof Science City focus on: Moreover, there are six scientific institutes of
190-484: Is one of the most successful high-technology sites in Germany and Berlin’s largest media site. It is home to 1,203 companies and scientific institutions (Dec 2019) on an area of 4.2 km – embedded in an integrated urban planning concept. 23,500 people work and 6,458 study here. The companies and non-university research institutes in the Adlershof Science and Technology Park at the heart of the Adlershof Science City focus on: Moreover, there are six scientific institutes of
228-644: Is the location of Am Studio 20D, the venue for the European League of Legends Championship Series from 2015 to the present. WISTA The WISTA Science and Technology Park in Berlin-Adlershof was founded in 1991 after the dissolution of the Academy of Sciences of the German Democratic Republic at the same place. Today it covers an area of 4.2 square kilometres (1.6 sq mi) making it
266-484: The BESSY synchrotron is something of an icon for the area. There is still room for extension of the science park using the industrial area along the earlier airfield in the west and the earlier shunting station in the north. Developments plans for a housing project west of the earlier airfield (today a grassland recreational area) have been scrapped with new homes being single and duplex houses. The Berlin Adlershof Science City
304-586: The Expo 2000 fairs under the name of "Berlin Adlershof – Stadt für Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Medien" (Berlin Adlershof - City of Science, Business and Media) corroborating the correspondence. Since its founding, more than 1,200 companies and scientific institutions settled down in the Science City Adlershof. Between 1998 and 2003 the gradual relocation of the Humboldt University's scientific departments realized from downtown Berlin to Adlershof,
342-827: The Departments of Mathematics in 2000, Chemistry in 2001, and Physics, Geography and Psychology in 2003. One of the most modern libraries in Europe, the new Information and Communication Centre "Erwin Schrödinger-Zentrum", is a computing centre, library and a technology transfer point which can be used jointly by both university and non-university institutions alike. Investments 1991–2008: EUR 1.7 billion Status of Development Companies Scientific Institutes Humboldt-University of Berlin Media City Industrial Estate Landscapepark Adlershof
380-580: The East-West Co-operation Centre for Middle and Eastern European entrepreneurs top off the profile. Up to the end of the year 2000 WISTA -MANAGEMENT GMBH had made investments to the amount of approximately 325 million euros. At the end of 1991 the decision was made to relocate the mathematics and natural science faculties of the Humboldt University of Berlin to Adlershof. In 1998 the Department of Computer Science moved to Adlershof, followed by
418-666: The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences with the Institutes of Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and the Institute of Geography as well as the Institute of Psychology of the Faculty of Life Sciences domiciled on the Adlershof campus. At the end of 2007 the redevelopment legislation for Adlershof were lifted. In 2008 the area advanced to the north-west building the Hermann Dörner Avenue (Hermann-Dörner-Allee). In 2011
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#1732848915326456-626: The Federal Republic of Germany are directly descended from the former GDR Academy of Sciences at the beginning of 1992 and integrated into the Federal German research landscape. They continued their activity under the responsibility of other bodies for example under the Max Planck Society , or affiliated to large research establishments like the "Joint Initiative of Non-University Research Institutions in Adlershof – IGAFA". In September 1991
494-493: The German Experimental Institute for Aviation ( Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt – DVL) made Adlershof its headquarters. Laboratories, motor test beds, wind tunnels and hangars were erected in the 20s and 30s and are historical landmarks today. Adlershof is particularly well known for a series of competitions between various aviation firms' fighter aircraft designs that were held there starting in 1918. This
532-545: The German Research Institute for Aviation (today German Aerospace Center ). During the wars the area was used as a technology development center for aviation and radio telecommunications - for some time the large 36 meter radio telescope was an icon of the area. After the total destruction of Berlin in 1945, the new Eastern Government decided to move the German Academy of Sciences to Adlershof. In 1950 to 1952
570-577: The Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Chemistry, Geography, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology). In the direct vicinity, an ensemble of meanwhile 454 commercial enterprises, shops, hotels and restaurants has been created in addition to the Media City with its 189 companies. Here, as well as on the approximately 45-hectare area of the Schöneweide marshalling yard ("Gleislinse"), which
608-407: The Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Chemistry, Geography, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology). In the direct vicinity, an ensemble of meanwhile 454 commercial enterprises, shops, hotels and restaurants has been created in addition to the Media City with its 189 companies. Here, as well as on the approximately 45-hectare area of the Schöneweide marshalling yard ("Gleislinse"), which
646-409: The Institute of Geography as well as the Institute of Psychology of the Faculty of Life Sciences domiciled on the Adlershof campus. At the end of 2007 the redevelopment legislation for Adlershof were lifted. In 2008 the area advanced to the north-west building the Hermann Dörner Avenue (Hermann-Dörner-Allee). In 2011 the tram line was extended to run right through the science and technology park. Today
684-685: The R&;D capacity of the whole Science Academy. After German reunification , the guard regiment was dissolved and the fate of the Academy was sealed by the German Unification Treaty: The research facilities of the Academy were subjected to an evaluation marathon by the German Council of Science and Humanities ( Wissenschaftsrat ), which established that there were about 1,500 Academy employees who ought to be placed in new research structures. For
722-602: The State of Berlin founded the "Adlershof Development Society" (EGA), from which WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH emerged in 1994. In 1992 the Senate of Berlin decided to establish an "integrated scientific and business landscape" on the Adlershof site and made building investments amounting to about 230 million euros. The goal was to bring together the synergies from science and industry, innovation to market. To encourage innovative businesses to settle here, modern specialised centres were established on
760-607: The acceptance of several of the main contest entries, the Pfalz D.XII , Fokker E.V , Junkers D.I and Siemens-Schuckert D.IV , the later of which is considered by many to be Germany's best design of the war. All three were put into production largely in order to make up for the slow production of the Fokkers, although only the Pfalz design could be found in any number. A final war-time contest in October
798-440: The cluster partly like a business incubator , with network management, communication and marketing, acceleration of special fields of technology and acquisition of projects, investments and companies. The name WISTA is not officially explained as an abbreviation although at the time the full name was "WISTA - Wissenschafts- und Wirtschaftsstandort Adlershof" (WISTA - Science and Business Location Adlershof) so that WI-ST-A points to
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#1732848915326836-407: The correspondence. Since its founding, more than 1,200 companies and scientific institutions settled down in the Science City Adlershof. Between 1998 and 2003 the gradual relocation of the Humboldt University's scientific departments realized from downtown Berlin to Adlershof, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences with the Institutes of Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and
874-441: The development of businesses in the area between the old town (in the north) and the canal (in the south). In 1909 the Johannisthal Air Field opened in the west of the area and a number of institutions settled in Adlershof, including the German Research Institute for Aviation (today German Aerospace Center ). During the wars the area was used as a technology development center for aviation and radio telecommunications - for some time
912-474: The large 36 meter radio telescope was an icon of the area. After the total destruction of Berlin in 1945, the new Eastern Government decided to move the German Academy of Sciences to Adlershof. In 1950 to 1952 the media centers of the Deutscher Fernsehfunk television broadcaster were built in Adlershof. The aviation field was closed down (as air transport had been moved to Berlin-Schönefeld Airport
950-563: The largest science park in Germany. The existence of technology centers at Adlershof dates back well into the late 19th and early 20th centuries - the Berlin–Görlitz railway had reached the Berlin suburb of Adlershof in 1867 and the population increased from 743 in 1875 to 5591 in 1895 following the industrialization in the area. The decision to build the Teltow Canal (1900 - 1906) furthered
988-433: The media centers of the Deutscher Fernsehfunk television broadcaster were built in Adlershof. The aviation field was closed down (as air transport had been moved to Berlin-Schönefeld Airport a few miles away) and the guards regiment Feliks Dzierzynski (12,000 soldiers) occupied the military buildings. After the German reunification almost all institutions at Adlershof were closed down during 1990/1991. The infrastructure
1026-404: The population increased from 743 in 1875 to 5591 in 1895 following the industrialization in the area. The decision to build the Teltow Canal (1900 - 1906) furthered the development of businesses in the area between the old town (in the north) and the canal (in the south). In 1909 the Johannisthal Air Field opened in the west of the area and a number of institutions settled in Adlershof, including
1064-481: The premises, some in reconstructed old buildings, and others in new buildings with spectacular architecture. The first was the "Innovation and Business Incubation Centre" IGZ in 1991, followed by the Centre for Photonics and Optical Technologies, the Centre for Environmental, Bio and Energy Technology, the Centre for Information and Media Technology, and the Centre for Materials and Microsystems Technology. A Service-Centre and
1102-454: The research done at the Academy institutes was notable for its close connection with the industry, allowing the scientists to engage in worldwide networks. Adlershof produced many known products and inventions, such as ultra-short pulse lasers, time-resolved optical spectroscopy and space diagnosis devices. Other things like trifocals and contraceptive pills were also invented here. In 1989 over 5,600 people were working in Adlershof, more than half
1140-426: The rest of the former employees, it was recommended that they either find new jobs or start their own companies. So of the 250 newly founded companies, approx 100 were founded by ex-academy workers. Today almost 90 per cent of the companies co-operate with at least one partner, and 60 per cent with three or more partners at the site. Eight of the 12 research institutes now located in Adlershof and financed by Berlin and
1178-414: The time the full name was "WISTA - Wissenschafts- und Wirtschaftsstandort Adlershof" (WISTA - Science and Business Location Adlershof) so that WI-ST-A points to a previous project name "WIssenschaftsSTandort Adlershof" (Science Location Adlershof) while much of the press refers to the area as "Wissenschaftsstadt Adlershof" (Science City Adlershof) leading to the same abbreviation. In fact WISTA was included in
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1216-524: The tram line was extended to run right through the science and technology park. Today the BESSY synchrotron is something of an icon for the area. There is still room for extension of the science park using the industrial area along the earlier airfield in the west and the earlier shunting station in the north. Developments plans for a housing project west of the earlier airfield (today a grassland recreational area) have been scrapped with new homes being single and duplex houses. The Berlin Adlershof Science City
1254-631: Was closed in 1998, the Science and Technology Park has ideal space for further growth. Adlershof is not just a place of work. Single-family homes, rented and owner-occupied apartments, townhouses and student apartments have been built. In 2019, around 4,000 people were already living in the Adlershof development area. Further residential developments are currently in construction. 52°25′49″N 13°31′52″E / 52.430226°N 13.531154°E / 52.430226; 13.531154 WISTA The WISTA Science and Technology Park in Berlin-Adlershof
1292-441: Was founded in 1991 after the dissolution of the Academy of Sciences of the German Democratic Republic at the same place. Today it covers an area of 4.2 square kilometres (1.6 sq mi) making it the largest science park in Germany. The existence of technology centers at Adlershof dates back well into the late 19th and early 20th centuries - the Berlin–Görlitz railway had reached the Berlin suburb of Adlershof in 1867 and
1330-422: Was old and not up to date with the technology level of West Germany however the available area had the best premises to build a modern one. Berlin did found the Redevelopment Company Adlershof Ltd (Entwicklungsgesellschaft Adlershof mbH - EGA) in 1991 and it was renamed to WISTA Management Ltd (WISTA-Management GmbH) in 1994 as the plans for a new science and technology park took shape. Since then, it helps developing
1368-441: Was renamed to WISTA Management Ltd (WISTA-Management GmbH) in 1994 as the plans for a new science and technology park took shape. Since then, it helps developing the cluster partly like a business incubator , with network management, communication and marketing, acceleration of special fields of technology and acquisition of projects, investments and companies. The name WISTA is not officially explained as an abbreviation although at
1406-638: Was the first time the pilots themselves were asked for their input into the selection process; they resoundingly asked for higher speed as opposed to maneuverability, which the Idflieg had always assumed was most important. The first of these contests, held in January 1918, led to the Fokker D.VII winning the competition and going on to become one of Germany's most successful fighter planes. A second competition in May and June led to
1444-560: Was too late to have any effect on the war effort. Even after the war the process continued, with a fourth competition between February and May 1919, but the signing of the Versailles Treaty ended all military aircraft work in Germany and led to the dissolution of the Luftstreitkräfte in May 1920. After World War II, the airport was closed and from then on three institutions determined Adlershof's destiny: A substantial portion of
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