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Schöneberg it's a neighborhood (Ortsteil) of Berlin, belonging to the Tempelhof-Schöneberg district.
This article also takes into consideration the adjacent district of Friedenau.
To know
Schöneberg is a district of Berlin. For foreign visitors who love shopping, Schöneberg is best known for the shops and department stores "KaDeWe" on Tauentzienstraße. Gay visitors, on the other hand, certainly know or have heard of Motzstraße and the numerous clubs that surround it. Apart from these two areas it is worth taking a look at other lesser known areas of Schöneberg such as Rote Insel where actress Marlene Dietrich was born on December 27, 1901.
Geographical notes
Schöneberg, like all of Berlin, is located in the region of the Germanic lowland, a depression of glacial origin that gradually widens eastwards from the coasts of the North Sea to encompass the entire area of the Polish plain. The retreat of the glaciers has also left deep furrows in Schöneberg such as that of Grunewaldseenkette, today filled with small lakes visible from the Rudolph park.
To the north, Schöneberg borders on Tiergarten, to the east with Kreuzberg is Tempelhof, south with Steglitz , west with Friedenau is Wilmersdorf and to the northwest with Charlottenburg.
Background
In the 2nd half of the 13th century Schöneberg was a simple village as evidenced by a donation of land from the area to the nearby convent of Spandau by the margrave of the brand of Brandenburg Otto III.
Schöneberg acquired some importance around 1750 when they settled in the weavers area Bohemians called by the king of Prussia Frederick II. The new arrivals were hated by the Germans who had been living there for centuries and dedicated to subsistence agriculture, but the two communities got closer to decide on a common defense against the attack launched by Russian troops during the 7-year war.
The urban development of Schöneberg dates from the second half of the 19th century when it was incorporated in Berlin. In 1871 the population slightly exceeded 4,500 inhabitants but in 1900 it had already risen to 95,998 and in 1919 to 175,093. The former farmers of Schoneberg became enormously rich thanks to the sale of their land, transformed into building lots by the land use plan of the time.
After the drying up of the surrounding marshes, impressive buildings were erected such as the town hall, the Auguste Viktoria hospital (AVK) and the no longer existing sports palace. Also at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Bavarian district was built, conceived for members of the nobility and the upper middle class. 1/3 of Schöneberg's real estate was destroyed as a result of the Allied air raids.
In 1945 Schöneberg was incorporated into the American sector. The Allied Control Council for the whole of Germany was based in the neoclassical building of the Kammergericht (courtroom) from 8 May 1945 until the founding of the two German states in 1949. After that year and for the whole period of the cold war, the center for the "security of allied airspace" was installed in the building (Allied Air Security Center). The parliament and the senate of West Berlin were instead based in the municipal building of Schöneberg. Many political figures from the time of the Cold War who made an official visit to West Berlin were welcomed in the town hall. Among these the American President John F. Kennedy who delivered his speech here on June 26, 1963 with the famous phrase "I am a Berliner". In the same year the square in front of the town hall, the Rudolph-Wilde-Platz was renamed with the name of the American president.
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Neighborhoods
- Wittenbergplatz and Tauentzienstraße - In the northwestern area, bordering on Charlottenburg there are Wittenbergplatz and Tauentzienstraße, both famous for the shops that overlook them and for the "KaDeWe", the most famous of Berlin's department stores. It is in this area that tourists come to Berlin in the mood for shopping. The Wittenbergplatz takes its name from the city of the same name Saxony-Anhalt stolen in 1814 from the Napoleonic occupation army by the Prussian troops while the Tauentzienstraße is dedicated to the Prussian general von Tauentzien who commanded the operation.
- Rote Insel (Isola Rossa) - A working class neighborhood that opposed the rise of National Socialism with all its might. There is the gasometer and the monumental cemetery of the 12 Apostles, but Rote Inseln is best known for the birthplace of Marlene Dietrich, at 65 Leberstraße.
- Bavarian district - It occupies the western area of Schöneberg, behind the town hall and on the border with Wilmersdorf. It was built in the period before the First World War and is still distinguished today by the elegant facades of the houses that overlook streets that bear the name of the city of Bavaria andAustria. Jewish personalities such as Albert Einstein lived there for a time and until the rise of National Socialism.
- Nollendorfkiez - Also called Fuggerkiez or Motzstraßenkiez, it is also a residential district with an upper middle class character but unlike the previous one, it has numerous clubs, especially pubs and cocktail bars. Since 1920 it was the gay district of Berlin as evidenced by the autobiographical novel "Addio a Berlino" by Christopher Isherwood. The British writer lived at 17 Nollendorfstraße from 1929 to 1933, the year in which he was forced to repatriate following the rise to power of Adolf Hitler. A commemorative plaque at the entrance to the Nollendorfplatz subway station commemorates the persecution and extermination of homosexuals during the Nazi dictatorship. Nollendorfkiez did not regain its character of the time of the Weimar Republic until the early 1980s with the opening of brazenly gay clubs, such as "Chez Romy", the latter enlivened by the shows of David Bowie who had entered into a relationship with the manager of the venue, Romy Haag. Today Motzstraße is crammed with gay clubs. The street is also the scene of an annual event organized by the local LGBT community, the Lesbisch-Schwule-Straßenfest.
How to get
Schöneberg is served by the underground lines U1, U2, U3, U4 and U7. Important interchange stations are Wittenbergplatz and Nollendorfplatz.
Schöneberg is served by suburban trains of lines S1, S2, S25 and by those that run through the railway ring (Ringbahn) all around Berlin (lines S41, S42, S46 and S47). S-Bahn interchange stations are those of Schöneberg and Südkreuz, the latter on the Ringbahn.
How to get around
What see
- 1 Town Hall (Rathaus Schöneberg) (Rathaus Schöneberg station
). 
- 2 Pyramide, Kleiststraße 3-6, Courbièrestraße 10, Maienstraße 2 (Nollendorfplatz station
). Residential building with terraces, built in the typical style of the seventies. - 3 Kammergericht (Kleistpark station
). Imposing neo-baroque style building. - 4 Planetarium at the Insulaner, Munsterdamm 90 (Priesterweg station
), ☎ 49 30 7900930.
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Shopping
- 1 Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe), Tauentzienstraße 21-24, Schöneberg (Wittenbergplatz station ), ☎ 49 30 21210, fax: 49 30 21211156, @[email protected]. Department stores, the most renowned in Berlin.
- 2 Schloss-Strassen-Center, Walther-Schreiber-Platz 1 (Walther-Schreiber-Platz station
), ☎ 49 30 88622950. - 3 Kaiser-Wilhelm-Passage, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 (Julius-Leber-Brücke station ).
- 4 Weekly market in Winterfeldtplatz, Winterfeldplatz (Nollendorfplatz station ), ☎ 49 175 4374303.
Wed 08: 00-14: 00, Sat 08: 00-16: 00. Weekly market known for its wide range of quality food. - 5 Weekly market in Wittenbergplatz, Wittenbergplatz (Wittenbergplatz station ). Tue 08: 00-14: 00, Thu 10: 00-17: 00, Fri 08: 00-16: 00. Weekly market known for offering "zero kilometer" food products.
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Wed 08: 00-14: 00, Sat 08: 00-16: 00. Weekly market known for its wide range of quality food.How to have fun
- 1 Havanna, Hauptstraße 30 (Eisenacher Straße station ), ☎ 49 30 7848565. Wed 20: 45-06: 00, Sat-Sun 20: 45-11: 00.
- 2 Zig Zag Jazz Club Berlin, Hauptstraße 89 (Innsbrucker Platz station ), ☎ 49 30 94049147.
- 3 Green Door, Winterfeldtstraße 50 (Nollendorfplatz station ), ☎ 49 30 2152515. Exclusive and elegant cocktail bar.
- 4 Greetings! Cafe, Goltzstraße 7 (Eisenacher Straße station ), ☎ 49 30 74698504. Cocktailbar.
- 5 Metropol (ex Goya), Nollendorfplatz 5 (Nollendorfplatz station ), ☎ 49 30 403678560. A very rare example of an elegant disco, it opens occasionally. Frequented mostly by native Berliners.
Gay clubs
- 6 Tom's Bar, Motzstraße 19 (Nollendorfplatz station ), ☎ 49 30 2133586. Mon-Sun 22: 00-06: 00. Busy cruising bar with a large dark room.
- 7 Connection, Fuggerstraße 33 (Wittenbergplatz station ). Disco with large dark room.
- 8 Bull, Kleiststraße 35 (Nollendorfplatz station ), @[email protected]. Mon-Sun 00: 00-24: 00. Fetish and leather themed cruising bar.
- 9 [link not working]CDL, Hohenstaufenstraße 58 (Stop Eisenacherstraße / Hohenstaufenstraße: bus line № 204. Or the more distant stop Viktoria-Luise Platz: subway line ), ☎ 49 30 2667855, @[email protected].
Admission (without special event): Mon-Mar 10, - EUR with no obligation to drink and all drinks for the price of two for one. Wed 10, - EUR with no obligation to drink and one drink included in the entrance. Thu, Sat and Sun 16, - EUR in amount which is deducted from the drinks ordered. Admission (and special event): EUR 10, - and compulsory drink for a minimum of EUR 6, -. Mon-Thu 21: 00-00: 00, Fri-Sat 21: 00-end open, Sun 18: 00-00: 00 (but without access between 20:00 and 21:00). Curising bar with weekly program[link not working]. - 10 Prinzknecht, Fuggerstraße 33 (Wittenbergplatz station ), ☎ 49 30 23627444. Sun-Thu 15: 00-02: 00, Fri-Sat 15: 00-03: 00. Leather and bear themed bar with a dark room.
- 11 Hafen (Nollendorfplatz station ). Night club frequented by a young clientele.
- 12 Heile Welt, Motzstraße 5 (Nollendorfplatz station ), ☎ 49 30 21917507. Sun-Thu 20: 00-02: 00, Fri-Sat 20: 00-04: 00. Elegant (by Berlin standards) venue offering cocktails and drinks for a relaxing evening.
- 13 Blond, Eisenacher Straße 3a (Nollendorfplatz station ). Mon-Fri 16: 00-04: 00, Sat-Sun 15: 00-04: 00. Bar frequented by a young clientele.
- 14 Sally Bowles, Eisenacher Straße 2 (Nollendorfplatz station ). Tue-Sun 17: 00-01: 00. Bar of a certain elegance and well attended.
- 15 New Action, Kleiststraße 35 (Nollendorfplatz station ). Wed-Sun 16: 00-23: 00. Fetish themed cruising bar.
- 16 Tabasco, Fuggerstraße 3 (Nollendorfplatz station ), ☎ 49 30 2142636. Typical traditional Berlin-style brewery, frequented by young prostitutes from Eastern Europe.
- 17 Toy Boy Bar, Eisenacher Straße 3a (Nollendorfplatz station ). Mon-Fri 00: 00-24: 00. Typical traditional Berlin-style nightclub, frequented by young prostitutes from Eastern Europe.
- 18 Pinocchio, Fuggerstraße 3 (Nollendorfplatz station ), ☎ 49 30 23620333. Sun-Thu 14: 00-02: 00, Fri-Sat 14: 00-04: 00. Typical traditional Berlin-style brewery.
- 19 Tramp's, Eisenacher Straße 6 (Nollendorfplatz station ). Mon-Sun 00: 00-24: 00. Typical traditional Berlin-style brewery.
- 20 Romeo und Romeo, Motzstraße 20 (Nollendorfplatz station ), ☎ 49 30 89394011. Mon-Sun 08: 00-20: 00. Rare example of a daytime bar, also open for breakfast.
- 21 Cafe Berio, Maaßenstraße 7 (Nollendorfplatz station ), ☎ 49 30 2161946. Mon-Sun 08: 00-22: 00. Elegant (by Berlin standards) and outdated bar.
Admission (without special event): Mon-Mar 10, - EUR with no obligation to drink and all drinks for the price of two for one. Wed 10, - EUR with no obligation to drink and one drink included in the entrance. Thu, Sat and Sun 16, - EUR in amount which is deducted from the drinks ordered. Admission (and special event): EUR 10, - and compulsory drink for a minimum of EUR 6, -. Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Felsenkeller, Akazienstraße 2 (Eisenacher Straße station ), ☎ 49 30 7813447. Typical Berlin cuisine.
- 2 Schöneberger Weltlaterne, Motzstraße 61 (Viktoria-Luise-Platz station ), ☎ 49 30 21969861. Typical Berlin cuisine.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Riu Plaza Berlin, Martin-Luther-Straße 1, Schöneberg (Wittenbergplatz underground station on the lines ), ☎ 49 30 2809000, fax: 49 30 2809001, @[email protected]. in the former Philips building.
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