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18-641: Wrangelkiez covers an area of 45 hectares (0.45 km) and has a population density of 27,556/km2. The area is bordered to the north-west by the Skalitzer Straße road, in the south-west by the Görlitzer Park , in the north-east by the Spree River and in the south-east by the Landwehr Canal . Wrangelkiez has an above-average proportion of younger residents; with 34.2% of residents aged 18-35. It also has

36-462: A high proportion of residents born overseas, particularly in other European countries. Since German reunification the area has undergone gentrification , but remains known for alternative lifestyles and counterculture . A number of nightclubs and bars are located within the neighbourhood, with Watergate and Musik & Frieden located on the banks of the Spree. The Ratibor Theater is also found within

54-571: A stretch of about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of and flowing through Fürstenwalde, the river forms part of the Oder-Spree Canal . On this reach, and on the reach west of the confluence with the River Dahme at Köpenick, the river forms part of secondary commercial link between Berlin and the River Oder and hence Poland . The canal diverges from the Spree just east of Fürstenwalde and later joins

72-767: Is a river in Germany and the Czech Republic . With a length of approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi), it is the main tributary of the Havel River. The Spree is much longer than the Havel, which it flows into at Berlin - Spandau ; the Havel then flows into the Elbe at Havelberg . The river rises in the Lusatian Highlands , in the Lusatian part of Saxony , where it has three sources:

90-561: Is an island in the Spree. In 2004 the Badeschiff floating swimming pool opened on the Spree in Berlin. Small craft, such as punts , are widely used in wetlands of the Spreewald. Larger craft can reach as far upstream as Leibsch, although the upper reaches are relatively shallow and are generally only used by leisure craft. Some intermediate reaches are unnavigable and by-passed by canals. For

108-707: Is navigable as far as the Scharmützelsee , the Teupitzer Gewässer as far as Teupitzersee . The River Notte is also navigable, as are most of the lakes linked to, or traversed by, the river downstream of Prieros. The Oder-Spree Canal links with the Seddinsee near Schmöckwitz, with the Oder river, at Eisenhüttenstadt , thus providing a navigable connection between Berlin and the Oder, and hence Poland . The Gosen Canal also links

126-775: Is the main river of Berlin, Brandenburg, Lusatia, and the settlement area of the Sorbs , who call the river Sprjewja ; the name derives ultimately from Proto-Germanic * spreutaną "to spring forth". For a very short distance close to its sources, the Spree constitutes, as Spréva , the border between Germany and the Czech Republic . The Spree's longest tributaries are Dahme (confluence in Berlin- Köpenick ) and Schwarzer Schöps ( Čorny Šepc ; confluence in Boxberg/O.L. - Sprey  [ de ] ), other well-known tributaries (since they are Berlin rivers) are Panke and Wuhle . It rises in

144-644: The Lusatian Mountains and flows north through Bautzen and Spremberg . In the Spreewald the river passes through the towns of Lübbenau , Lübben and Leibsch . Just below Leibsch, the Dahme Flood Relief Canal diverts water from the Spree to run into the River Dahme at Märkisch Buchholz . The Spree continues north from Leibsch before flowing into the Neuendorfer See at the northern edge of

162-739: The River Notte joins as a left-bank tributary. Downstream of Königs Wusterhausen the river is linked to the Möllenzugsee on the right bank, and shortly thereafter by the linked Grosser Zug and Krossinsee on the same bank. The Dahme then flows into the Zeuthener See , which links to the Seddinsee and Langer See at the outer Berlin suburb of Schmöckwitz . The Dahme flows out of the Langer See at its north-western end, shortly before it confluence with

180-624: The Dahme is near the eponymous town Dahme . The river flows north through the towns of Märkisch Buchholz and Prieros . At Märkisch Buchholz the river is joined by the Dahme Flood Relief Canal that diverts water from the upper reaches of the River Spree at Leibsch . At Prieros the Dahme is joined by two tributaries, the Storkower Gewässer on the right bank and the Teupitzer Gewässer on

198-437: The River Dahme at the (lake) Seddinsee . In Berlin, the Spree forms part of a dense network of navigable waterways, many of which are artificial, and which provide a wide choice of routes. Several important commercial harbors can be found on this network, and tugs and barges move sand, grain, bricks, and beer. Tour boats tour the central section of the Spree and its adjoining waterways on a frequent basis. Many people died in

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216-546: The River Spree at Köpenick , a historic town that is now a suburb of Berlin. The Dahme is navigable as far upstream as Märkisch Buchholz, although the reach above Prieros is shallow and generally only used by leisure craft. Canoes and similar craft can by-pass a weir near Märkisch Buchholz and enter the Dahme Flood Relief Canal which is then navigable to its junction with the upper Spree. The Storkower Gewässer

234-558: The Spree during the Cold War while trying to cross the Berlin Wall , including children who drowned when rescuers were not allowed to enter the river to save them. Dahme (river) The Dahme is a river that flows through the German states of Brandenburg and Berlin . It is a left bank tributary of the River Spree and is approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) long. The source of

252-809: The Spree is where it is best known. It flows through the city centre of Berlin to join the River Havel in Spandau , one of Berlin's western boroughs, which itself ultimately merges with the Elbe to enter the sea in Cuxhaven , after flowing through Hamburg . On its route through Berlin, the river passes Berlin Cathedral ( Berliner Dom ), the Reichstag and the Schloss Charlottenburg . The renowned Museum Island ( Museumsinsel ), with its collection of five major museums ,

270-572: The Spreewald. From the Neundorfer See it then flows in an easterly direction to the Schwielochsee , and then in a northerly and westerly direction to the town of Fürstenwalde . From Fürstenwalde the river continues to flow westwards, through the Dämeritzsee and Müggelsee , to Köpenick in the southeastern part of Berlin , where it is joined by its tributary, the River Dahme. The final reach of

288-610: The district. Tabor Church , a church of the Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia is located within the neighbourhood. Spree (river) The Spree ( / ʃ p r eɪ , s p r eɪ / S(H)PRAY , German: [ʃpʁeː] ; Sorbian languages : Sprjewja , Lower Sorbian: [ˈsprʲɛwʲa] , Upper Sorbian: [ˈspʁʲɛwʲa] ; Czech : Spréva [ˈsprɛːva] ; in Lower Sorbian also called Rěka )

306-771: The historical one called Spreeborn in the village of Spreedorf  [ de ] , the water-richest one in Neugersdorf , and the highest elevated one in Eibau . The Spree then flows northwards through Upper and Lower Lusatia , where it crosses the border between Saxony and Brandenburg . After passing through Cottbus , it forms the Spree Forest ( German : Spreewald ), a large inland delta and biosphere reserve. It then flows through Lake Schwielochsee before entering Berlin, as Müggelspree  [ de ] ( pronounced [ˈmʏɡl̩ˌʃpʁeː] ). The Spree

324-597: The left bank. Both of these tributaries comprise a chain of linked lakes. North of Prieros the Dahme flows through a number of lakes, including the Dolgenzee , Krüpelsee and Krimnicksee before reaching the city of Königs Wusterhausen . The fjord -like Zernsdorfer Lankensee joins the Krüpelsee as a right-bank tributary. A short section of the Dahme downstream of the Krimnicksee is also called Staabe . At Königs Wusterhausen

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