Lausitzer Platz
| Lausitzer Platz Lausi |
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 Lausitzer Platz seen from the north-west |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Berlin |
| District | Kreuzberg |
| Created | before 1849 |
| Newly designed | 20th century after the church building was destroyed in the war |
| Confluent streets |
Skalitzer Strasse, Görlitzer Strasse, Lausitzer Strasse, Eisenbahnstrasse, Waldemarstrasse |
| Buildings | Emmaus Church |
| use | |
| User groups | Road traffic |
| Technical specifications | |
| Square area | 12,000 m² |
The Lausitzer Platz ( ) is a town square and also the name of the bounding street in the Berlin district of Kreuzberg the district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg . The square, named after Lausitz located southeast of Berlin, was already kept free within the former city wall and was named in 1849. The New Köpenicker Tor was built here in 1847. In the middle of the square is the Emmaus Church, planned by August Orth and built between 1890 and 1893 . In its original form - destroyed in the Second World War - it was the largest church in Berlin after the Berlin Cathedral .
Lausitzer Platz is often used for street festivals and markets, for example there is a weekly (Friday) organic market .
On May 1, 1987, a street festival became the starting point of the Kreuzberg May riot after the police had violently ended this festival. Since the numerous punk bars disappeared in the 1990s, the square has been quiet. In the 2010s, the increased gentrification of the neighborhood led to a fundamental change in the population structure. Tourists also increasingly shape the picture.
South of Lausitzer Platz, immediately behind the elevated route of the U1 and U3 (the oldest underground line in Berlin) and the Görlitzer Bahnhof , are Spreewaldplatz and Görlitzer Park . In the north, Waldemarstrasse and Eisenbahnstrasse border the square.
In Kreuzberg, Lausitzer Platz is also known as "Lauseplatz" or "Lausi".
Emmaus Church and Freifunk
In November 2005, the steeple of were Emmauskirche eight antennas and wireless - router through the Kreuzberg group of Berlin OLSR - and Freifunk Association of installed. Each of the devices can distribute a small number of IP addresses . This gives residents or visitors to Görlitzer Park free access to the Internet . The actual connection to the global network is via a private DSL connection. If it is used frequently, a donation to the project installed and maintained by volunteers is welcome.
See also
Web links
- Lausitzer Platz. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
- Lausitzer Platz on the homepage of the Emmaus community
Coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′ 1.5 ″ N , 13 ° 25 ′ 50.6 ″ E