ity , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁engineer ▁August ▁B ors ig , ▁was ▁first ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁Berlin ▁with ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Berlin ▁Act . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁W itten au ▁as ▁a ▁simple ▁Orts lage , ▁B ors ig wal de ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁local ity ▁of ▁Rein ick endorf ▁( and ▁the ▁ 9 6 th ▁of ▁Berlin ) ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁following ▁a ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁bor ough s ▁assembly ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁March . ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁gaz ette ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁north ▁of ▁Berlin ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁Rein ick endorf , ▁B ors ig wal de ▁borders ▁with ▁the ▁local ities ▁of ▁T eg el ▁( west ▁and ▁south ), ▁Rein ick endorf ▁( s out heast ) ▁and ▁W itten au ▁( n orth ▁and ▁east ). ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁too ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁Lake ▁T eg el ▁and ▁on ▁its ▁north - e astern ▁corner ▁is ▁located ▁the ▁Rein ick endorf ▁town ▁hall . ▁ ▁Transport ▁B ors ig wal de ▁is ▁located ▁less ▁than ▁ 1   km ▁from ▁Berlin - T eg el ▁Airport ▁and ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁it ▁by ▁the ▁A ▁ 1 1 1 ▁motor way . ▁The ▁border ▁with ▁T eg el