Friedrichshain substation

Friedrichshain substation is an electrical substation in Berlin, Berlin which is located on Viehtrift. Access is restricted and requires permission. Friedrichshain substation is situated nearby to the community center Die Arche, as well as near the playground Hübner.

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Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Electrical substation
Description: transmission substation in Germany
Also known as: “Umspannanlage Friedrichshain”
Address: Viehtrift, Berlin

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bersarinplatz and Forckenbeckplatz.

Bersarinplatz

Square

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Bersarinplatz is a square in Friedrichshain, Berlin. On 4 April 1895 the square was named Baltenplatz, after the Balts. However, on 31 July 1947, after World War II, the square was renamed Bersarinplatz after Nikolai Berzarin, the Russian Red Army General and former Commander of Berlin. Bersarinplatz is situated 400 metres southwest of Friedrichshain substation.

Forckenbeckplatz

Park

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Forckenbeckplatz is a park, which is situated 330 metres southeast of Friedrichshain substation.

Frankfurter Tor

Square

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The Frankfurter Tor is a large square in the inner-city Friedrichshain locality of Berlin. It is situated in the centre of the district, at the intersection of Karl-Marx-Allee and Frankfurter Allee with the Warschauer Straße and Petersburger Straße ring road. Frankfurter Tor is situated 650 metres south of Friedrichshain substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samariter Quarter and Mediaspree.

Samariter Quarter

Quarter

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Mediaspree

Quarter

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Mediaspree is one of the largest property investment projects in Berlin. It aims to establish telecommunication and media companies along a section of the banks of the river Spree as well as to implement an urban renewal of the surrounding area.