Nollendorfkiez

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  U-Bahn station Nollendorfplatz

• Winterfeldtmarkt on Winterfeldtplatz

• View of the theatre at Nollendorfplatz. In addition to being a theatre, the building has also been used as a cinema, nightclub and event location.

• Visitors dance at the Lesbian and Gay City Festival around Nollendorfplatz.

• The Nickelmann Fountain under the Nollendorfplatz underground station. The fountain, created by Ernst Westphal, depicts a water spirit with frog fingers.

• Children stand with lanterns on Winterfeldtplatz in Berlin during the St Martin's Day procession.

Schöneberg's Nollendorfkiez is also called Regenbogenkiez or Motzstraßenkiez. It is known for its upmarket flats and queer community.

Berlin's queer community feels particularly at home around Nollendorfplatz - affectionately known as Nolli. But families, students, creative types and everyone else also find a real home here. No wonder, because the neighbourhood has many advantages - from a good infrastructure and beautiful old buildings to fixed dates in the Kiez calendar such as the Lesbian-Gay City Festival and Winterfeldtmarkt.

Location of Nollendorfkiez in Schöneberg

The residential area around Nollendorfplatz is known as Nollendorfkiez. The neighborhood is located in the north of Berlin-Schöneberg. It extends as far as the pretty Viktoria-Luise-Platz in the west, Kleiststraße in the north and Hohenstaufenstraße in the south. Potsdamer Straße is considered by most to be the eastern boundary.

Living in the Nollendorfkiez

The magnificent apartment blocks in the neighbourhood with their large flats, parquet floors, stucco elements and prestigious staircases were once built for the wealthier sections of the population. Gaps left by the war have long since been filled with unadorned new buildings. As early as the 1920s, the Nollendorfkiez was considered a gay and lesbian neighborhood or gay village and today it is once again an extremely popular location for queer people to live - and to go out. Motzstraße, Fuggerstraße and Maaßenstraße are particularly busy in the evenings and at night.

Cafés, Restaurants and more

During the day, things are quieter in the Regenbogenkiez (Rainbow Neighborhood). Popular destinations for residents, tourists and office workers are the numerous cafés, restaurants, bistros and small shops that are well distributed throughout the neighborhood. A highlight in the cultural calendar is the Lesbian-Gay City Festival in Motzstraße, where residents and guests who are not part of the community also party late into the night.

Important City Squares in the Nollendorfkiez

Viktoria-Luise-Platz and Winterfeldtplatz are important focal points in the neighborhood. Both ornamental squares date back to the imperial era and are still popular meeting places today. Viktoria-Luise-Platz with its fountain, colonnade, flowerbeds, trees, wide footpaths and lawns invites you to take a deep breath. Surrounding it are some splendid residential buildings. Winterfeldtplatz is a little livelier.

Winterfeldtmarkt und St. Matthias

The Winterfeldtmarkt, Berlin's largest weekly market, takes place here on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Once the market stalls have been dismantled, the skaters arrive. The restaurant, café and pub density in the neighboring streets is high. The Catholic church of St Matthias stands at the southern end of Winterfeldtplatz. The neo-Gothic building was consecrated in 1895 and is now a listed building.

Night-time peace also applies in the Nollendorfkiez

Whether on the way home to the hotel or on the terrace outside the restaurant: In the Nollendorfkiez, as in the rest of Berlin, please be considerate of the residents after 10 pm and adjust your noise level accordingly.