Kreuzberg: Graefekiez Süd

Graefekiez Süd continues the neighborhood’s character with residential streets, small businesses and proximity to the Landwehr Canal. Graefekiez Süd is shaped above all by the overlap of dense housing, shops, services, active ground floors and strong transport routes. In Graefekiez Süd, the daily character emerges through frequent pedestrian movement and the quick change between busy main streets and quieter courtyards. Graefekiez Süd lies in the borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, about 3.5 km south of central Berlin. The transitions from Graefekiez Süd toward Graefekiez Nord and Hasenheide are gradual, marked by changes in building form, traffic and greenery. The character of Graefekiez Süd is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Within Kreuzberg, Graefekiez Süd stands out through the intensity of everyday city life at a distinctly local scale.