Hansaviertel

Hansaviertel
Quarter of Berlin
Panoramic view
Hansaviertel
Location of Hansaviertel in Mitte district and Berlin
Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 13°20′20″E / 52.51667°N 13.33889°E / 52.51667; 13.33889Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 13°20′20″E / 52.51667°N 13.33889°E / 52.51667; 13.33889
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Mitte
Founded	1762
Area
• Total	0.53 km² (0.20 sq mi)
Population (2009-06-30)
• Total	5,764
• Density	11,000/km² (28,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	(nr. 0103) 10555, 10557
Vehicle registration	B

The Hansaviertel is a small locality (the smallest one among the 95 Berliner Ortsteile) between Großer Tiergarten park and the Spree river within the central Mitte borough of Berlin. It was almost completely destroyed during World War II, but was rebuilt from 1957 to 1961 as a housing estate project by international master architects like Alvar Aalto, Egon Eiermann, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer, Sep Ruf etc., called Interbau. The whole ensemble, including two churches (St. Ansgar and Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtniskirche), is now protected as a historic monument.

History

The quarter received its name for its streets named after Hansa cities, with the Hansaplatz in the centre. This square contains a small shopping arcade, a library and the Grips-Theater. The Hansaplatz subway station was built in 1957, though the U9 line did not open before 1961. Some Gründerzeit buildings remained north of the Stadtbahn railway. The Altonaer Straße, named after Altona, leads to the Victory Column. Schloss Bellevue, the residence of the German President is nearby.

Hansaplatz

At 6 Flotowstrasse, you can find the Buddy Bear designed by the German painter, graphic artist and sculptor Otmar Alt

Right beside the U-bahn train station is Hansaplatz square. Now a non-discernible traffic junction, this was an active plaza before the war. Led by Kolleg X students from the Bauhaus in Dessau, there is an active movement to reclaim this Plaza as a community space and share it with the cars and bicycles that currently dominate.

External links

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Boroughs and neighborhoods of Berlin

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf	Charlottenburg Charlottenburg-Nord Grunewald Halensee Schmargendorf Westend Wilmersdorf

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg	Friedrichshain Kreuzberg

Lichtenberg	Alt-Hohenschönhausen Falkenberg Fennpfuhl Friedrichsfelde Karlshorst Lichtenberg Malchow Neu-Hohenschönhausen Rummelsburg Wartenberg

Marzahn-Hellersdorf	Biesdorf Hellersdorf Kaulsdorf Mahlsdorf Marzahn

Mitte	Gesundbrunnen Hansaviertel Mitte Moabit Tiergarten Wedding

Neukölln	Britz Buckow Gropiusstadt Neukölln Rudow

Pankow	Blankenburg Blankenfelde Buch Französisch Buchholz Heinersdorf Karow Niederschönhausen Pankow Prenzlauer Berg Rosenthal Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow Weißensee Wilhelmsruh

Reinickendorf	Borsigwalde Frohnau Heiligensee Hermsdorf Konradshöhe Lübars Märkisches Viertel Reinickendorf Tegel Waidmannslust Wittenau

Spandau	Falkenhagener Feld Gatow Hakenfelde Haselhorst Kladow Siemensstadt Spandau Staaken Wilhelmstadt

Steglitz-Zehlendorf	Dahlem Lankwitz Lichterfelde Nikolassee Steglitz Wannsee Zehlendorf

Tempelhof-Schöneberg	Friedenau Lichtenrade Mariendorf Marienfelde Schöneberg Tempelhof

Treptow-Köpenick	Adlershof Alt-Treptow Altglienicke Baumschulenweg Bohnsdorf Friedrichshagen Grünau Johannisthal Köpenick Müggelheim Niederschöneweide Oberschöneweide Plänterwald Rahnsdorf Schmöckwitz

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