Hennigsdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛnɪçsˌdɔʁf] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany.

It is situated north-west of Berlin, just across the city border, which is formed mainly by the Havel river.

During World War II, in 1944, a subcamp of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp was established, in which some 650 women, mostly Polish, were imprisoned and subjected to forced labour.

[3] In April 1945, the subcamp was dissolved and the surviving prisoners were sent on a death march to the Ravensbrück concentration camp.

The team, formed in 1948 under the leadership of Erwin Thiesies, was the most successful side during the East German era of the town, having won 27 national championships from 1952 to 1990.