Kreuzberg: Lausitzer Platz

Lausitzer Platz is a central square in Kreuzberg, known for its church, green space and strong neighborhood identity. The defining local feature of Lausitzer Platz is the relationship between the open square, its surrounding façades, paths and the streets that feed into it. How Lausitzer Platz is used over the course of the day depends on changes in seating, greenery, pedestrian movement and the uses at the edges of the space. Lausitzer Platz lies in the borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, about 2.7 km southeast of central Berlin. From Lausitzer Platz toward Köpenicker Straße and Oranienplatz, density, land use and street character shift step by step rather than at a sharp edge. The immediate streets and open spaces give Lausitzer Platz a recognisable local identity of its own. Together, these elements make a clear public focus for the surrounding streets central to the identity of Lausitzer Platz.