Wrangelkiez Explained

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 45ha 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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wrangelkiez, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany . Childress . Natalye . 26 March 2015 . DEUTSCH, BITTE! . 17 October 2017 .
  2. Web site: The specter of gentrification in Wrangelkiez . Wires . William . 29 June 2015 . Bizim Kiez . 17 October 2017 .