Schöneberg

Schöneberg is a district of Berlin. Until 2001 it was a separate borough, and is now part of the Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough.

History

• first documented in 1264.
• 1751 Neu-Schöneberg also known as "Böhmisch-Schöneberg", the current Hauptstraße, founded by Bohemian Weavers.
• 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.
• 1874 Alt & Neu Schöneberg combined as one entity
• 1898 Became a Municipiality.
• 1914 Completion of Rathaus Schöneberg
• 1920 Joined with Friedenau as the 11th Administrative Borough of Greater Berlin .
• 2001 Joined with Tempelhof to form Tempelhof-Schöneberg.

Districts

• Bayerisches Viertel (Bavarian Quarter)
• Friedenau
• Rote Insel (Red Island)
• Schöneberg
• Südgelände

Famous Residents

• David Bowie and Iggy Pop Hauptstraße 155.
• Ferruccio Busoni 1866 - 1924 Viktoria-Luise-Platz 11.
• 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.
• Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955 Haberlandstraße 5.
• Christopher Isherwood 1904 - 1986 Nollendorfstraße 17.
• Else Lasker-Schüler 1869 - 1945 Motzstraße 7.
• Nelly Sachs 1891 - 1970 holder of the 1966 Nobel Prize for Literature was born Maaßenstraße.
• Claire Waldoff Born1884 als Clara Wortmann, Died 1957 Bad Reichenhall . Bamberger Straße, Starnberger Straße 2, Landshuter Straße 14, Regensburger Straße 33 1919 - 1933, Haberlandstraße 7.
• Billy Wilder 1906 - 2002 Viktoria-Luise-Platz 11 from (1927 to1928).

Sites or Buildings of Interest

• Dorfkirche (Village Church) (Hauptstraße).
• Headquarters of RIAS Berlin (Radio in the American Sector) from 1946 - 1993 (Kufsteiner Straße).
• Headquarters of DeutschlandRadio Berlin from 1994 (Kufsteiner Straße).
• Headquarters of BVG (Berlin Public Transportation Company)(Potsdamer Straße).
• KaDeWe Wittenbergplatz
• Kleistpark first laid out in 1656 by the Großer Kurfürst as a Nusery which later became the Botanischer Garten.

Gay Center

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.

External Links

• 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]