Prenzlauer Berg: Christburger Straße

Christburger Straße forms part of Prenzlauer Berg with historic buildings, residential use and strong neighborhood identity. The defining local feature of Christburger Straße is the continuity of residential streets, courtyards, entrances and short routes to everyday services. How Christburger Straße is used over the course of the day depends on the relationship between building scale, street greenery and the small spaces used repeatedly by residents. Christburger Straße lies in the borough of Pankow, about 2.3 km northeast of central Berlin. Christburger Straße merges gradually into Thälmannpark and Immanuelkirchstraße; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. The immediate streets and open spaces give Christburger Straße a recognisable local identity of its own. Together, these elements make the quality of ordinary daily life rather than a single landmark central to the identity of Christburger Straße.