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Spandau is the westernmost district (Bezirk) of the German capital city of Berlin. The district lays conveniently in a green area with thenearby Spree and Havel rivers.

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Once a town in its own right, Spandau is one of the oldest areas in the Berlin region and still retains much of its own unique character, having been spared the worst of the Allied bombing in the Second World War that so devastated the rest of the city. The center of the district is formed by a dense network of medieval streets and a market square, still retaining a large number of timber-framed buildings.

Spandau was the site of the military prison in which Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess was imprisoned after the 1946 Nuremberg trials until his death in 1987. The prison was then demolished.

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Spandau is the terminal station for a couple of public transport lines (especially the backbone line U7) and several regional trains stop frequently when they cross Berlin and Brandenburg.

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The main backbone is the U-Bahn line 7 with the major stations Zitadelle, Altstadt Spandau and Rathaus Spandau. The S-Bahn lines S9 and S75 end/starts here as well.

The BVG (the public transport company) runs a public ferry between Kladow and Wannsee which is primarily designed for commuters.

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• Zitadelle Spandau (Spandau Citadel), tel 354 94 42 00, open Tu-Fr 9AM - 5PM, Sa-Su 10AM - 5PM, entry €2.50 (concessions available) - a fortress built between 1560-1590 to Italian design on the site of a 12th century castle
• St Nikolai Kirche - a splendid 15th century Gothic church with many fine accoutrements

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• Casa Schmuck (Bed and Breakfast Berlin), Wilhelmstr. 114, Berlin D-13593, [1]. Maybe the sweetest little bed and breakfast place in Berlin. Outside the center in Spandau, close to lakes and rivers, to the Olympic Stadium and the convention center. The lady running it is real nice!  edit

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