Friedrichshain
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Pronunciation
(Frl-Drrik-ShAYn)
Location
Description
Friedrichshain is a district of Berlin, Germany. From its creation in 1920 until 2001, it was a freestanding city borough. Formerly part of East Berlin, it is adjacent to Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg and Lichtenberg.
Friedrichshain is named after the Volkspark Friedrichshain, a vast green park at the northern border with Prenzlauer Berg. In the Nazi era, the borough was called Horst-Wessel-Stadt. Friedrichshain is one of the trendy districts of Berlin and has experienced gentrification.
Population
2009 Census = 114,050
History
Culture
Burgomeister
- -- Stefan Rutigar -- Burgomeister
