Molkenmarkt

Molkenmarkt is the oldest square in Berlin. It is located in the Alt-Berlin quarter of the Mitte district, in the historic centre of the city. With approximately 9,200 square metres in size, it is today a major traffic junction, dominated by the large Altes Stadthaus administrative building on its southeastern side.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Nicholas Church and Fernsehturm Berlin.

St. Nicholas Church

Museum

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The St. Nikolai-Kirche is the oldest church in Berlin, the capital of Germany. The church is located in the eastern part of central Berlin, the borough of Mitte. St. Nicholas Church is situated 130 metres west of Molkenmarkt.

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 450 metres north of Molkenmarkt.

Hemp Museum

Museum

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The Hemp Museum was opened in Berlin on 6 December 1994. It is the only museum in Germany focused on the cannabis plant. The museum also actively promotes the protection of children and young people and offers individually tailored tours of the exhibition with care staff. Hemp Museum is situated 110 metres southwest of Molkenmarkt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alt-Berlin and Mitte.

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.

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.