Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪçsˌhaɪn] ⓘ) is a quarter (Ortsteil) of the borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany. From its creation in 1920 until 2001, it was a freestanding city borough. Formerly part of East Berlin, it is adjacent to Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg and Lichtenberg.
"Boxhagener Platz" redirects here. For the 2010 German comedy film, see Boxhagener Platz (film).Friedrichshain is named after the Volkspark Friedrichshain, a vast green park at the northern border with Prenzlauer Berg. In the Nazi era, the borough was called Horst-Wessel-Stadt. Friedrichshain is one of the trendy districts of Berlin and has experienced gentrification.
Geography[edit]
Friedrichshain is defined by the following roads and places, starting clock-wise in the west: Lichtenberger Straße, Mollstraße, Otto-Braun-Straße, Am Friedrichshain, Virchowstraße, Margarete-Sommer-Straße, Danziger Straße, Landsberger Allee, Hausburgstraße, Thaerstraße, Eldenaer Straße, S-Bahn-Trasse, Kynaststraße, Stralauer Halbinsel, Spree.
Jugendstil house in the Simon-Dach-Straße
The Knorrpromenade
The small cinema "Intimes," over 70 years old, on the corner of Boxhagener Straße
A popular flea market takes place every Sunday on Boxhagener Platz.
The north tower at Frankfurter Tor
A closer look at a Frankfurt Allee façade, showing the neo-classical tilework
Berlin Friedrichshain
The Haus an der Weberwiese, the first high-rise apartment block in Berlin, built 1951
The Osthafen (east harbour) at the Spree between Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. In the background the Oberbaumbrücke and the Fernsehturm.
The Oberbaumbrücke and the waters of the Spree belong to Friedrichshain.
