Elstal

Elstal, with 4,455 residents, is the largest district of the Havelland municipality of Wustermark, north of Potsdam and west of Berlin.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Wustermark marshalling yard was established on free land. The station went into operation in 1909. It became one of the largest marshalling yards in Germany. The construction of housing for railway employees was delayed by the outbreak of World War I. On November 1, 1918, the estate district of Elstal was formed from parts of the localities of Dyrotz, Hoppenrade, Buchow-Karpzow, and Ferbitz, covering an area of about 184 hectares, leading to the establishment of the railway worker settlement Elstal in the following years. In 1920, the first apartments could be occupied. In the same year, a school was built in the settlement. The Wustermark railway depot, next to the marshalling yard, was also established during this period. The Wustermark railway depot included two roundhouses, two turntables, four coal facilities, and a 56-meter-high water tower, which became the landmark of the village.

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