Gropiusstadt

Gropiusstadt
Quarter of Berlin
Overview of the Gropiusstadt Complex
Location of Gropiusstadt in Neukölln district and Berlin
Gropiusstadt Show map of Germany Gropiusstadt Show map of Berlin
Coordinates: 52°25′33″N 13°27′41″E / 52.42583°N 13.46139°E / 52.42583; 13.46139
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Neukölln
Founded	1960
Area
• Total	2.66 km² (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)^[1]
• Total	38,869
• Density	15,000/km² (38,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	12351, 12353
Vehicle registration	B
Website	Official website

Gropiusstadt (German: [ˈɡʁoːpi̯ʊsˌʃtat] ^ⓘ) is a locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Neukölln. It was named after the architect who projected the complex: Walter Gropius.

History

Building of the quarter, initially named Britz-Buckow-Rudow and projected in a modernist style by Walter Gropius,^[2] ended in 1960. In Berlin, Gropius also projected the Sommerfeld House, the Interbau and the Großsiedlung Siemensstadt quarter. As part of West Berlin, its borders with Brandenburg (part of East Germany) were crossed by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989. As of 2001 it was still an autonomous Ortsteil.^[3]

It became infamous as the place in which the German writer Christiane F. lived from childhood to adolescence,^[4] author of the novel "Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo".

Geography

Located in the south-eastern suburbs of Berlin, a short section of Gropiusstadt borders on to Schönefeld, a municipality in the Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg. It also borders on to the Berlin districts of Britz, Rudow and Buckow.

Transport

Gropiusstadt is served by 4 U-Bahn stations, all located on the U7 line: Johannisthaler Chaussee, Lipschitzallee, Wutzkyallee and Zwickauer Damm.^[5]

Photogallery

Panoramic view
The shopping mall
"Gropius-Passagen"
Apartment house

References

^ "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2023". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2024.
^ (in German) Historical infos on "Pilotprojekt Gropiusstadt" website
^ (in German) Historical infos about the Gropiusstadt Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ (in German) Infos on an article on B.Z.
^ Partly located at Rudow

External links

Media related to Gropiusstadt at Wikimedia Commons

(in German) Gropiusstadt official website
(in German) Info site about the Gropiusstadt

v t e Boroughs and quarters of Berlin
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (4)	Charlottenburg Charlottenburg-Nord Grunewald Halensee Schmargendorf Westend Wilmersdorf
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (2)	Friedrichshain Kreuzberg
Lichtenberg (11)	Alt-Hohenschönhausen Falkenberg Fennpfuhl Friedrichsfelde Karlshorst Lichtenberg Malchow Neu-Hohenschönhausen Rummelsburg Wartenberg
Marzahn-Hellersdorf (10)	Biesdorf Hellersdorf Kaulsdorf Mahlsdorf Marzahn
Mitte (1)	Gesundbrunnen Hansaviertel Mitte Moabit Tiergarten Wedding
Neukölln (8)	Britz Buckow Gropiusstadt Neukölln Rudow
Pankow (3)	Blankenburg Blankenfelde Buch Französisch Buchholz Heinersdorf Karow Niederschönhausen Pankow Prenzlauer Berg Rosenthal Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow Weißensee Wilhelmsruh
Reinickendorf (12)	Borsigwalde Frohnau Heiligensee Hermsdorf Konradshöhe Lübars Märkisches Viertel Reinickendorf Tegel Waidmannslust Wittenau
Spandau (5)	Falkenhagener Feld Gatow Hakenfelde Haselhorst Kladow Siemensstadt Spandau Staaken Wilhelmstadt
Steglitz-Zehlendorf (6)	Dahlem Lankwitz Lichterfelde Nikolassee Schlachtensee Steglitz Wannsee Zehlendorf
Tempelhof-Schöneberg (7)	Friedenau Lichtenrade Mariendorf Marienfelde Schöneberg Tempelhof
Treptow-Köpenick (9)	Adlershof Alt-Treptow Altglienicke Baumschulenweg Bohnsdorf Friedrichshagen Grünau Johannisthal Köpenick Müggelheim Niederschöneweide Oberschöneweide Plänterwald Rahnsdorf Schmöckwitz
Districts Localities Zones Greater Berlin Act Former boroughs

v t e Walter Gropius
Buildings and structures	Fagus Factory (1911–1913) (with Adolf Meyer) Bauhaus Dessau (1925–1926) Kurt Weill Centre (1925–1926) Monument to the March Dead (1922, destroyed, 1936; reconstructed, 1947) (with Fred Forbát) 66 Old Church Street, Chelsea (1935–1936) (with Maxwell Fry) Gropius House (1938) Josephine M. Hagerty House (1938) Impington Village College (1938–1939) (with Maxwell Fry) Waldenmark (with Marcel Breuer) The Alan I W Frank House (1939–1940) (with Marcel Breuer) Aluminum City Terrace (completion, 1942) (with Marcel Breuer) Walter-Gropius-Haus (Berlin) (1957) (with The Architects Collaborative and Wils Ebert) Michael Reese Hospital (original plan for 8 buildings, 1946–1959; demolished 2009-2013) University of Baghdad (1957–1960) Gropiusstadt (buildings complex, completion, 1960) Embassy of the United States, Athens (1960–1961) MetLife Building (1959–1963) (with Richard Roth and Pietro Belluschi) John F. Kennedy Federal Building (1963–1966) (with The Architects Collaborative and Samuel Glaser) Tower East (completion, 1969) Huntington Museum of Art (enlargement project, 1968–1970, with The Architects Collaborative) Porto Carras (original project, 1973–1980)
Other buildings (supporting work)	Großsiedlung Siemensstadt (1929–1931) (co-authorship with six architects) Peter Thacher Junior High School (main authorship by The Architects Collaborative) Wayland High School (1959–1960) (main authorship by Herbert Gallagher and John "Chip" Harkness) Temple Oheb Shalom (completion, 1960) (consulting architect to Sheldon I. Leavitt)
Related	Bauhaus Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau The Back Bay Center (unrealised project, 1953) International Style Werkbund Exhibition (1914) The Architects Collaborative (co-founder) Bride of the Wind (2001 film)
Family and relationships	Martin Gropius (uncle) Alma Mahler (first wife) Manon Gropius (daughter) Ati Gropius Johansen (stepdaughter) Adolf Meyer (collaborator) Maxwell Fry (collaborator) Marcel Breuer (collaborator)