Wrangelkiez

Wrangelkiez, originally known as Schlesisches Viertel, is a Kiez (small neighbourhood) in the Kreuzberg quarter of Berlin, Germany. Wrangelkiez is centrally located within the borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg bordering the Spree river. The population of the kiez is 12,400.

Geography

Wrangelkiez covers an area of 45 hectares (0.45 km2) and has a population density of 27,556/km2.

The area is bordered to the north-west by the Skalitzer Straße road, in the south-west by the Görlitzer Park, in the north-east by the Spree River and in the south-east by the Landwehr Canal.

Wrangelstraße seen from Skalitzer Straße with Tabor Church in the background

Demographics

Wrangelkiez has an above-average proportion of younger residents; with 34.2% of residents aged 18-35. It also has a high proportion of residents born overseas, particularly in other European countries.

Culture

Since German reunification the area has undergone gentrification, but remains known for alternative lifestyles and counterculture. A number of nightclubs and bars are located within the neighbourhood, with Watergate and Musik & Frieden located on the banks of the Spree. The Ratibor Theater is also found within the district.[1][2]

Tabor Church, a church of the Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia is located within the neighbourhood.

References
  1. Childress, Natalye (26 March 2015). "Wrangelkiez, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany". DEUTSCH, BITTE!. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. Wires, William (29 June 2015). "The specter of gentrification in Wrangelkiez". Bizim Kiez. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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