Berlin - Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg
In recent years, Kreuzberg has become a fashionable area but has not lost its bohemian feel. Kreuzberg’s multi-cultural life is a particular feature of the city’s most populous district, once a melting pot of different nationalities, groups on the fringes of society, and the alternative scene when Berlin was a divided city. While the district used to have a peripheral location when Berlin was divided by the Wall into East and West, it now lies right in the center of the capital. Both Kreuzberg residents and the district’s many visitors like to spend their time in Görlitzer Park, Viktoriapark and on the banks of the Landwehrkanal. The district of Kreuzberg got its name from the 66-meter-high Kreuzberg mountain in Viktoriapark.
The district is particularly popular for its countless cafés. The Graefekiez and Bergmannkiez, especially Bergmannstraße, for example, offer a wide range of options to enjoy breakfast, lunch, or coffee and cake. The atmosphere here is a little less trendy than in Prenzlauer Berg or Friedrichshain, the districts that received the most attention after the German reunification.
The image of Kreuzberg is still characterized by older stereotypes but the district has changed a lot in many places. The area around Bergmannstraße has become a tourist hotspot and some formerly modest residential areas are now as desirable as they are pricy.
Despite all the changes, Kreuzberg is still one of the most multicultural parts of Berlin. Its residents of over 180 nationalities live peacefully together, side by side.
