schneberg

Schneberg is a district of Berlin. Until 2001 it was a separate borough, and is now part of the Tempelhof-Schneberg borough.

History

first documented in 1264.
1751 Neu-Schneberg also known as "Bhmisch-Schneberg", the current Hauptstrae, founded by Bohemian Weavers.
1760 On 7th October 1760 Schneberg and its Dorfkirche (Village Church) completely destroyed by fire during the joint attack on Berlin by Austrians and Russians.
1874 Alt & Neu Schneberg combined as one entity
1898 Became a Municipiality.
1914 Completion of Rathaus Schneberg
1920 Joined with Friedenau as the 11th Administrative Borough of Greater Berlin.
2001 Joined with Tempelhof to form Tempelhof-Schneberg.

David Bowie and Iggy Pop Hauptstrae 155.
Ferruccio Busoni 1866 - 1924 Viktoria-Luise-Platz 11.
Marlene Dietrich 1901 - 1992 was born in Sedanstrae (now Leberstrae 65) and is now buried in the Stdtischen Friedhof III, Berlin-Schneberg, Stubenrauchstrae 43-45.
Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955 Haberlandstrae 5.
Christopher Isherwood 1904 - 1986 Nollendorfstrae 17.
Else Lasker-Schler 1869 - 1945 Motzstrae 7.
Nelly Sachs 1891 - 1970 holder of the 1966 Nobel Prize for Literature was born Maaenstrae.
Claire Waldoff Born1884 als Clara Wortmann, Died 1957 Bad Reichenhall. Bamberger Strae, Starnberger Strae 2, Landshuter Strae 14, Regensburger Strae 33 1919 - 1933, Haberlandstrae 7.
Billy Wilder 1906 - 2002 Viktoria-Luise-Platz 11 from (1927 to1928).

Dorfkirche (Village Church) (Hauptstrae).
Headquarters of RIAS Berlin (Radio in the American Sector) from 1946 - 1993 (Kufsteiner Strae).
Headquarters of DeutschlandRadio Berlin from 1994 (Kufsteiner Strae).
Headquarters of BVG (Berlin Public Transportation Company)(Potsdamer Strae).
KaDeWe Wittenbergplatz
Kleistpark first laid out in 1656 by the Groer Kurfrst as a Nusery which later became the Botanischer Garten.

The area around Nollendorfplatz was a main center of Gay-life in Berlin during the 1920s and 1930s (Weimar Republic). The Eldorado Night Club on Motzstrae was closed down by the Nazis on coming to power in 1933. Otto Dix used patrons of this establishment as subjects for some of his famous works. Christopher Isherwood lived just around the corner on Nollendorfstrae. This apartment was the basis for his book "Goodbye to Berlin" and later the film Cabaret and is commemorated by a plaque on the building.

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