Named after Heinersdorf, a village named after its founder, Heinrich.
Heinersdorf was founded around 1230 as a street village and is named after its founder, the locator (settlement organiser) Heinrich. In 1319 the Margrave of Brandenburg sold ‘Hinrickestorppe’ to Berlin’s Heilig-Geist-Hospital for 150 marks of Brandenburg silver. The village became part of Greater Berlin in 1920.