Luisenstadt

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Coat of Arms	Map
	Map of central Berlin in 1789 showing Luisenstadt in the right bottom
Basic Information
City:	Berlin
Borough:	Mitte and Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Locality:	Mitte and Kreuzberg
Area:	?
Population:	?
Coordinates:	52°31′N 13°25′E / 52.517°N 13.417°E / 52.517; 13.417Coordinates: 52°31′N 13°25′E / 52.517°N 13.417°E / 52.517; 13.417
Elevation:	34 m (111 ft) above sea level

Neighborhoods in Berlin-Mitte: Old Cölln [1] (with Museum Island [1a], Fisher Island [1b]), Alt-Berlin [2] (with Nikolaiviertel [2a]), Friedrichswerder [3], [4], Dorotheenstadt [5], Friedrichstadt [6], Luisenstadt [7], (with ) [8], Alexanderplatz Area (Königsstadt and Altberlin) [9], Spandauer Vorstadt [10] (with Scheunenviertel [10a]), [11], Oranienburger Vorstadt [12], [13]

Luisenstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊɪzn̩ˌʃtat] (listen)) is a former quarter (Stadtteil) of central Berlin, now divided between the present localities of Mitte and Kreuzberg. It gave its name to the Luisenstadt Canal and the Luisenstädtische Kirche.

History[]

The area of the neighbourhood was originally named Myrica and was acquired in 1261 by the city of Cölln.^[1][2]

Geography[]

Luisenstadt is bounded on the north by the river Spree, in the west by the Lindenstraße (in Friedrichstadt), and in the south by the Landwehrkanal. A smaller part of the zone now belongs to Mitte (in the same-named district) and the greater part to Kreuzberg (in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district).

Main sights[]

• Görlitzer Bahnhof
• Jannowitzbrücke
• Kottbusser Tor
• Luisenstadt Canal
• Luisenstadt Church
• St. Michael's Church
• Oberbaumbrücke
• Oranienplatz
• St. Thomas Church
• Wassertorplatz

References[]

External links[]

• (in German) Luisenstadt civic association
• (in German) Luisenstadt cultural website
• Map of Luisenstadt on Berlin official site