Hedwig Weisz

Hedwig Weisz is a memorial in Berlin, Berlin. Hedwig Weisz is situated nearby to the memorial Stolperstein dedicated to Arthur Michelsohn, as well as near Stolperstein dedicated to Martin Simonsohn.

Type: Memorial
Also known as: “Hedwig Weisz geb. Fitzke”
Inscription: “Hier wohnte Hedwig Weisz geb. Fitzke Jg. 1873 ausgegrenzt/drangsaliert überlebt”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alexanderplatz and Fernsehturm Berlin.

Alexanderplatz

Square

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Alexanderplatz is a large public square and transport hub in the central Mitte district of Berlin. The square is named after the Russian Tsar Alexander I, which also denotes the larger neighbourhood stretching from Mollstraße in the north-east to Spandauer Straße and the Rotes Rathaus in the south-west. Alexanderplatz is situated 790 metres southwest of Hedwig Weisz.

Fernsehturm Berlin

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The Fernsehturm in central Berlin was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic as both a functional broadcasting facility and a symbol of communist power. Fernsehturm Berlin is situated 1 km southwest of Hedwig Weisz.

Stolperstein dedicated to Arthur Michelsohn

Memorial

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Stolperstein dedicated to Arthur Michelsohn is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scheunenviertel and Alt-Berlin.

Scheunenviertel

Neighborhood

Scheunenviertel is a neighborhood of Mitte in the centre of Berlin. It is situated to the north of the medieval Altberlin area, east of the Rosenthaler Straße and Hackescher Markt.

Alt-Berlin

Locality

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Alt-Berlin, also spelled Altberlin, is a neighborhood, situated in the Berliner locality of Mitte, part of the homonymous borough. In the 13th century it was the sister town of the old Cölln, located on the northern Spree Island in the Margraviate of Brandenburg.