Gropiusstadt

Gropiusstadt
Quarter of Berlin
Overview of the Gropiusstadt Complex
Gropiusstadt
Location of Gropiusstadt in Neukölln district and Berlin
Coordinates: 52°25′33″N 13°27′41″E / 52.42583°N 13.46139°E / 52.42583; 13.46139Coordinates: 52°25′33″N 13°27′41″E / 52.42583°N 13.46139°E / 52.42583; 13.46139
Country Germany
State Berlin
City Berlin
Borough Neukölln
Founded 1960
Area
 • Total 2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation 52 m (171 ft)
Population (2008-06-30)
 • Total 35,844
 • Density 13,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes (nr. 0805) 12351, 12353
Vehicle registration B
Website Official website

Gropiusstadt ( German pronunciation ) is a locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Neukölln. It was named after the architect who projected the complex: Walter Gropius.

History

Building of the quarter, initially named Britz-Buckow-Rudow and projected in a modernist style by Walter Gropius,[1] ended in 1960. In Berlin, Gropius also projected the Sommerfeld House, the Interbau and the Großsiedlung Siemensstadt quarter. As part of West Berlin, its borders with Brandenburg (part of East Germany) were crossed by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989. As of 2001 it was still an autonomous Ortsteil.[2]

It became infamous as the place in which the German writer Christiane F. lived from childhood to adolescence,[3] author of the novel "Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo".

Geography

Gropiusstadt is located in the eastern suburb of Berlin and a small part of it (the easternmost one) borders with Schönefeld, a municipality in Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg. It borders with the Berlin localities of Britz, Rudow and Buckow. This locality also separates Buckow from its northern exclave, a zone named Buckow-II.

Transport

As urban rail, the locality is served by 4 U-Bahn stations, all located on the U7 line: Johannisthaler Chaussee, Lipschitzallee, Wutzkyallee and Zwickauer Damm.[4]

Photogallery

References

  1. ↑ (in German) Historical infos on "Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt" website
  2. ↑ (in German) Historical infos about the Gropiusstadt
  3. ↑ (in German) Infos on an article on B.Z.
  4. ↑ Partly located at Rudow

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