Ritterkiez

Ritterkiez is a neighborhood in Berlin, Berlin. Ritterkiez is situated nearby to the neighborhood Spring-Siedlung, as well as near the suburb Kreuzberg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jewish Museum Berlin and Berlinische Galerie.

Jewish Museum Berlin

Museum

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The Jewish Museum Berlin was opened in 2001 and is the largest Jewish museum in Europe. On 3,500 square metres of floor space, the museum presents the history of the Jews in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day, with new focuses and new scenography.

Berlinische Galerie

Museum

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The Berlinische Galerie is a museum of modern art, photography and architecture in Berlin. It is located in Kreuzberg, on Alte Jakobstraße, not far from the Jewish Museum.

Checkpoint Charlie

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Checkpoint Charlie was the Western Bloc's name for the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War, becoming a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Friedrichstadt and Friedrichswerder.

Friedrichstadt

Quarter

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Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.

Friedrichswerder

Neighborhood

Friedrichswerder is a neighborhood, situated in the Berliner locality of Mitte, part of the homonymous borough. It is identical to the town of Friedrichswerder, founded in 1662, which was an independent town until 1710.

Mitte

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Mitte, literally meaning "the middle" and being a contraction of Stadtmitte, contains the historical heart of Berlin and represents in many ways the real centre of the city.

Ritterkiez

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.50308° or 52° 30′ 11″ north

Longitude

13.4046° or 13° 24′ 17″ east

Open location code

9F4MGC33+6R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13539159937

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Spring-Siedlung and Kreuzberg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kleine Ritterburg and Familienzentrum Ritterburg.

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