Klein Glienicke

Klein Glienicke (German pronunciation: [klaɪn ˈɡliːnɪkə], lit. 'Little Glienicke') was an independent village and is now part of Potsdam.[1] It lies on the south-western part of Berlin's Wannsee Hamlet. In the center of the original village is the building Jagdschloss Glienicke.

During the period of the partition of Germany, Klein-Glienicke was in effect an exclave, a "special security zone" of the German Democratic Republic within the Federal Republic of Germany and sometimes referred to as an "appendix of the GDR".[2][3] During this time, the exclave was only accessible via a pedestrian bridge which was checked by border guards.[4][5]

Since 1990, parts of the village, including houses built in the Swiss style, have been protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Klein Glienicke". PotsdamWiki (in German). 30 December 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. ^ "The Berlin Wall sickness that still lingers today". BBC News. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Potsdam in three days". Potsdam Marketing und Service GmbH. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Kalter Krieg: Doku zeigt Klein-Glienickes Geschichte - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  5. ^ Mallwitz, Gudrun (24 September 2012). "Klein-Glienicke: Streng bewacht im Kalten Krieg". www.morgenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  6. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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