Rummelsburg: Weitlingkiez

Weitlingkiez in Lichtenberg is a residential area with historic buildings, quiet streets and strong neighborhood identity. The defining local feature of Weitlingkiez is the overlap of dense housing, shops, services, active ground floors and strong transport routes. How Weitlingkiez is used over the course of the day depends on frequent pedestrian movement and the quick change between busy main streets and quieter courtyards. Weitlingkiez lies in the borough of Lichtenberg, about 6.4 km east of central Berlin. From Weitlingkiez toward Frankfurter Allee Süd and Zachertstraße, density, land use and street character shift step by step rather than at a sharp edge. The immediate streets and open spaces give Weitlingkiez a recognisable local identity of its own. Together, these elements make the intensity of everyday city life at a distinctly local scale central to the identity of Weitlingkiez.