Schöneberg
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Rathaus Schöneberg â€" view from Dominicusstraße |
Schöneberg is a district of
Berlin. Until
2001 it was a separate borough, and is now part of the borough of
Tempelhof-Schöneberg.
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Schöneberg â€" old Gründerzeit building in the Red Island district (Naumannstraße/Kolonnenstraße) |
*first documented in
1264.
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1751 Neu-Schöneberg also known as
"Böhmisch-Schöneberg", the current Hauptstraße, founded by Bohemian Weavers.
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1760 On 7th October 1760 Schöneberg and its Dorfkirche (Village Church) completely destroyed by fire during the joint attack on Berlin by Austrians and Russians.
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1874 Alt & Neu Schöneberg combined as one entity
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1898 Became a Municipiality.
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1914 Completion of
Rathaus Schöneberg*
1920 Joined with
Friedenau as the 11th Administrative Borough of
Greater Berlin.
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2001 Joined with
Tempelhof to form Tempelhof-Schöneberg.
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Gasometer, the architectural landmark of Rote Insel |
*Bayerisches Viertel (Bavarian Quarter)
*
Friedenau*
Rote Insel (Red Island)
*Schöneberg
*Südgelände
Among those who were born, or have dwelt in Schöneberg are:-
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Hans Baluschek Ceciliengärten.
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Blixa Bargeld (Born
1959)
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August Bebel (
1840 -
1913) Hauptstraße 97.
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Gottfried Benn (
1886 -
1956) Bozener Straße 20.
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David Bowie (Born
1947) and
Iggy Pop (Born
1947) Hauptstraße 155.
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Ferruccio Busoni (
1866 -
1924)
Viktoria-Luise-Platz 11.Buried in
Städtischer Friedhof III, Stubenrauchstraße 43-45.
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Marlene Dietrich (
1901 -
1992) was born in Sedanstraße (now
Leberstraße 65) and is now buried in the
Städtischen Friedhof III, Berlin-Schöneberg, Stubenrauchstraße 43-45.
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Albert Einstein (
1879 -
1955) Haberlandstraße 5.
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Hans Fallada (
1893 -
1947) Luitpoldstraße 11.
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Wilhelm Furtwängler (
1886 -
1954) was born Nollendorfplatz/Maaßenstraße.
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Sepp Herberger (
1897 -
1977) Bülowstraße.
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Christopher Isherwood (
1904 -
1986) Nollendorfstraße 17.
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Hildegard Knef (
1925 -
2002)
Rote Insel.
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Else Lasker-Schüler (
1869 -
1945)
Motzstraße 7.
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Alfred Lion (
1909-
1987) co-founder of the
Blue Note jazz record label, was born in Gotenstraße 7.
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Nelly Sachs (
1891 -
1970) holder of the
1966 Nobel Prize for Literature was born Maaßenstraße 12.
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Claire Waldoff (Born
1884 als Clara Wortmann, Died
1957 Bad Reichenhall). Bamberger Straße, Starnberger Straße 2, Landshuter Straße 14, Regensburger Straße 33
1919 -
1933, Haberlandstraße 7.
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Billy Wilder (
1906 -
2002)
Viktoria-Luise-Platz 11 from (
1927 to
1928).
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Paul Zech Naumannstraße 78
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The RIAS building in Berlin-Schöneberg |
*Dorfkirche (Village Church) (Hauptstraße).
*Headquarters of RIAS Berlin (Radio in the American Sector) from
1946 -
1993 :de:RIAS (Kufsteiner Straße).
*Headquarters of
DeutschlandRadio Berlin from
1994 until renamed
Deutschlandradio Kultur in
2005. (Kufsteiner Straße).
*Headquarters of
BVG (Berlin Public Transportation Company)(Potsdamer Straße).
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KaDeWe Wittenbergplatz*
Kleistpark first laid out in
1656 by the Großer Kurfürst as a Nusery which later became the Botanischer Garten. Also the site of the
Allied Control Council in post-war Berlin.
*Pallasstrasse
air-raid shelter.
Gay Centre
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Once vibrant Eldorado gay night club on Motzstraße after being shut down, displaying banners promoting "Vote Hitler List 1". |
The area around
Nollendorfplatz was a main center of
Gay-life in Berlin during the
1920s and
1930s (
Weimar Republic). The
Eldorado Night Club on
Motzstraße was closed down by the
Nazis on coming to power in
1933.
Otto Dix used patrons of this establishment as subjects for some of his famous works.
Christopher Isherwood lived just around the corner on Nollendorfstraße. This apartment was the basis for his book "
Goodbye to Berlin" and later the film
Cabaret and is commemorated by a plaque on the building.
*Berlin Tourist Information [
1]
*Gay Berlin Tourist Information [
2]
*Hear
Claire Waldoff sing [
3]
*Map of Schöneberg in 1897 [
4]
*Map of Schöneberg in 1939 [
5]
