Tegel

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For the New Zealand poultry company, see Tegel Foods (New Zealand).

Location of Tegel in Berlin

Tegel is a locality in the Berlin borough of Reinickendorf at 52°35′N 13°21′E. Although chiefly known for being the location of Berlin's main airport, Berlin-Tegel, also known as Otto Lilienthal Memorial Airport, it is also a large residential district with some industry. With a large lake, the Tegler See, set in woodlands, Tegel is a popular destination for daytrippers. It also boasts Berlin's oldest tree, called "Dicke Marie" ("Fat Maria").

Between 1930 and 1934 an artillery firing range in the district was used by the Verein für Raumschiffahrt for experiments with liquid-fueled rockets. The principal names involved were its leader Rudolf Nebel and other staff members Hermann Oberth and Wernher von Braun.

Tegel was the location of a medium waveform broadcasting station, from 1933 to 1948. A wire hung-up in a wooden tower was used as an antenna. This tower was blown up as part of the construction of Tegel International Airport at the end of 1948.

The main airport of Berlin (in 2006) is also in Tegel Otto-Lielienthal-Flughafen (airport). In a couple of years this airport should be closed and the new international airport in Schönefeld will be completed and become Berlin's main international airport.