To the north east, the Riemeistersee flows into the Riemeisterfenn nature reserve, the Langes Luch nature reserve, the Grunewaldsee and ultimately the Hundekehlesee. Krumme Lanke is 1,100m long with a circumference of 2.5 km, is up to 6.6m deep and has a surface area of 154,000m². A path running along the edge of the lake is popular with joggers and walkers. There are also two bathing spots on the lake, one of which is used for naturism. There is also an exercise area for dogs on the northern bank, although this is currently overgrown. Unlike other lakes in the area, which contain eels, tench, pike, carp, catfish and perch, the Krumme Lanke is home only to asp.
On the northern bank is a memorial to Sergeant Fritz Göhrs, who was killed there in 1928. Whilst riding around the lake, Göhrs' horse was startled and threw him into the lake. The horse then fell on top of him and Göhrs drowned.
Having already bought the then villages of Zehlendorf, Schlachtensee and Nikolassee in 1242, the monks of the influential CistercianLehnin Abbey sought nine years later to expand their estate further north into Teltow. In 1251, they bought the village of Crumense by the Krumme Lanke for one hundred and fifty marks from the AscanianMargraves Johann I and Otto III, who ruled the area together. As the village is not recorded in the Land Book of Charles IV of 1375, it is very likely that the village was abandoned soon after the purchase.
As excavations in the abandoned site have uncovered remnants of Slavic pottery, it is thought the settlement was originally a Slavonic foundation. Crumense in Middle Low German indicates a site by a crooked lake, meaning the village was named after the lake. There are references to the lake itself in documents from 1543 and 1591, in which it is referred to as the Krummensee.
SS colonyedit
Between 1938 and 1940, the GAGFAH property company built an SS colony by the Krumme Lanke. The firm worked in co-operation with the Office for Race and Settlement to create what Reichsführer of the SSHeinrich Himmler called "a closed community for the officers of the SS." Since 1945, almost all of the streets have been renamed: Sigstraße was renamed Bürstadter Weg (after the town in southern Hesse); Treuepfad became Alsbacher Weg (the name of several places in Germany); and Ahnenzeile became Jugenheimer Weg (after Jugenheim in Rheinhessen). The name of one street, Im Kinderland (In the land of children) remained. The name was suggested by the wife of an SS officer, on the grounds that "the men, who represent the racial elite of the German people, pass on their high-quality genetic material to a large number of genetically wealthy offspring."
Musicedit
In 1923, Berliner folk singer Fredy Sieg wrote Das Lied von der Krummen Lanke (The Song of Krumme Lanke).[1]
In 1973, the quartet, Insterburg & Co., sang about the Krumme Lanke in song of that title on their album, Die Hohe Schule der Musik (The High School for Music).[2]
Indie artist Ducktails included an instrumental on his album St. Catherine by the name Krumme Lanke.
krumme, lanke, nearby, subway, station, berlin, bahn, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, september, 2015, learn, . For the nearby subway station see Krumme Lanke Berlin U Bahn This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Krumme Lanke is a lake in the south west of Berlin in the Steglitz Zehlendorf borough of the city and on the edge of the Grunewald forest After Nikolassee and the neighbouring Schlachtensee it is the southernmost of the Grunewald chain of lakes Aerial view of Krumme Lanke Contents 1 Overview 2 History 2 1 Crumense 2 2 SS colony 3 Music 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOverview editTo the north east the Riemeistersee flows into the Riemeisterfenn nature reserve the Langes Luch nature reserve the Grunewaldsee and ultimately the Hundekehlesee Krumme Lanke is 1 100m long with a circumference of 2 5 km is up to 6 6m deep and has a surface area of 154 000m A path running along the edge of the lake is popular with joggers and walkers There are also two bathing spots on the lake one of which is used for naturism There is also an exercise area for dogs on the northern bank although this is currently overgrown Unlike other lakes in the area which contain eels tench pike carp catfish and perch the Krumme Lanke is home only to asp On the northern bank is a memorial to Sergeant Fritz Gohrs who was killed there in 1928 Whilst riding around the lake Gohrs horse was startled and threw him into the lake The horse then fell on top of him and Gohrs drowned Around a kilometre from the lake is the Krumme Lanke station of the Berlin U Bahn on the U3 History editCrumense edit Having already bought the then villages of Zehlendorf Schlachtensee and Nikolassee in 1242 the monks of the influential Cistercian Lehnin Abbey sought nine years later to expand their estate further north into Teltow In 1251 they bought the village of Crumense by the Krumme Lanke for one hundred and fifty marks from the Ascanian Margraves Johann I and Otto III who ruled the area together As the village is not recorded in the Land Book of Charles IV of 1375 it is very likely that the village was abandoned soon after the purchase As excavations in the abandoned site have uncovered remnants of Slavic pottery it is thought the settlement was originally a Slavonic foundation Crumense in Middle Low German indicates a site by a crooked lake meaning the village was named after the lake There are references to the lake itself in documents from 1543 and 1591 in which it is referred to as the Krummensee SS colony edit Between 1938 and 1940 the GAGFAH property company built an SS colony by the Krumme Lanke The firm worked in co operation with the Office for Race and Settlement to create what Reichsfuhrer of the SS Heinrich Himmler called a closed community for the officers of the SS Since 1945 almost all of the streets have been renamed Sigstrasse was renamed Burstadter Weg after the town in southern Hesse Treuepfad became Alsbacher Weg the name of several places in Germany and Ahnenzeile became Jugenheimer Weg after Jugenheim in Rheinhessen The name of one street Im Kinderland In the land of children remained The name was suggested by the wife of an SS officer on the grounds that the men who represent the racial elite of the German people pass on their high quality genetic material to a large number of genetically wealthy offspring Music editIn 1923 Berliner folk singer Fredy Sieg wrote Das Lied von der Krummen Lanke The Song of Krumme Lanke 1 In 1973 the quartet Insterburg amp Co sang about the Krumme Lanke in song of that title on their album Die Hohe Schule der Musik The High School for Music 2 Indie artist Ducktails included an instrumental on his album St Catherine by the name Krumme Lanke See also editKrumme Lanke Berlin U Bahn References edit Das Lied von der Krummen Lanke Insterburg amp Co Krumme LankeExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Krumme Lanke at Wikimedia Commons 52 27 0 N 13 13 52 E 52 45000 N 13 23111 E 52 45000 13 23111 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Krumme Lanke amp oldid 1176789646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
