Märkisches Viertel: Märkisches Zentrum

Märkisches Zentrum is the commercial and social hub of Märkisches Viertel, defined by shopping centers and surrounding high-rise housing. The defining local feature of Märkisches Zentrum is the concentration of shops, services, public space and pedestrian routes around a recognizable local focal point. How Märkisches Zentrum is used over the course of the day depends on the higher level of everyday activity near the centre and the quick shift toward quieter residential streets. Märkisches Zentrum lies in the borough of Reinickendorf, about 9.8 km north of central Berlin. From Märkisches Zentrum toward Lübarser Straße and Treuenbrietzener Straße, density, land use and street character shift step by step rather than at a sharp edge. Together, these elements make its role as a compact local hub serving a much wider part of the surrounding district central to the identity of Märkisches Zentrum.