Gropiusstadt

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.

Gropiusstadt
Quarter of Berlin
Overview of the Gropiusstadt Complex
Location of Gropiusstadt in Neukölln district and Berlin
Gropiusstadt
Gropiusstadt
Coordinates: 52°25′33″N 13°27′41″E
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughNeukölln
Founded1960
Area
 • Total2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 (2008-06-30)
 • Total35,844
 • Density13,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
(nr. 0805) 12351, 12353
Vehicle registrationB
WebsiteOfficial website

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
  • Panoramic view
  • The shopping mall
    "Gropius-Passagen"
  • Apartment house

References
  1. (in German) Historical infos on "Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt" website
  2. (in German) Historical infos about the Gropiusstadt Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. (in German) Infos on an article on B.Z.
  4. Partly located at Rudow

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