Dahlem (Berlin)

Dahlem (German: [ˈdaːlɛm] or [ˈdaːləm]) is a locality of the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough in southwestern Berlin. Until Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was a part of the former borough of Zehlendorf. It is located between the mansion settlements of Grunewald and Lichterfelde West.

Dahlem
Quarter of Berlin
"Rost- and Silberlaube" complex of the FU Berlin
Location of Dahlem in Steglitz-Zehlendorf and Berlin
Dahlem
Dahlem
Coordinates: 52°27′29″N 13°17′15″E
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughSteglitz-Zehlendorf
Founded1275
Area
  Total8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)
  Total16,916
  Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
(nr. 0605) 12203, 14169, 14195
Vehicle registrationB

Dahlem is one of the most affluent parts of the city and a center for academic research. It is home to the Freie Universität Berlin, with its architecturally significant Philological Library ("The Brain"). Several other research institutions and museums, as well as parts of the Grunewald forest with its renaissance hunting lodge, are located in Dahlem.

The U3 line of the Berlin U-Bahn system connects Dahlem to central Berlin.

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