Richardplatz

In contrast to what you see on Karl-Marx-Allee, this area is beautiful again.

🛑 traffic-calmed area!Its name was given to the place before 1877. It is due to the Order Richardshof, whose name is in turn probably based on its founder, a Knights Templar named Richard, the Order was in 1360 by Hermann von Werberg, Grand Master of the Knights of St. John and governor in the Mark Brandenburg, and expanded by Dietrich von Sasar, the commander of the Knights of St. John, to the village Richardsdorp, later Rixdorf.On Richardplatz and in its immediate vicinity is the oldest building of today Neukölln, which represents the remains of the old Rixdorf. Richardplatz has always been and remained a cultural center of Neukölln. In addition to numerous festivals, the place is among other things by its gastronomy a well-known meeting place dar. Particularly popular is the regularly held on the second weekend of Advent traditional-historical Alt-Rixdorf Christmas market. "Source: Wikipedia

very nice example in the middle of "Rixdorf" - various restaurants and a small excursion to the side streets invite you to explore