Neukölln: Alt-Rixdorf

Alt-Rixdorf is a historic part of Neukölln with preserved village structures, narrow streets and traditional buildings. The defining local feature of Alt-Rixdorf is the surviving older street pattern, plot structure and building lines that remain legible beneath later development. How Alt-Rixdorf is used over the course of the day depends on the overlap of historic fabric with present-day housing, shops and local institutions. Alt-Rixdorf lies in the borough of Neukölln, about 5.6 km southeast of central Berlin. Alt-Rixdorf merges gradually into Braunschweiger Straße and Ganghoferstraße; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. The character of Alt-Rixdorf is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Together, these elements make the continuity of the original settlement within modern Berlin central to the identity of Alt-Rixdorf.