Strausberger Platz
Appearance
Part of | |
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Namesake | Strausberg |
Type | Public square |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Quarter | Friedrichshain |
Nearest metro station | |
Coordinates | 52°31′07″N 13°25′42″E / 52.51853°N 13.42831°E |
Major junctions |
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Construction | |
Inauguration | 1967[1] |
The Strausberger Platz is a large urban square in the Berlin district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and marks the border to the district of Mitte. It is connected via Karl-Marx-Allee with Alexanderplatz and via Lichtenberger Straße with the Platz der Vereinten Nationen. These two streets intersect in an oval roundabout at Strausberger Platz.
History
[edit]The square was the starting point for the East German uprising of 1953, when DDR wanted to increase the 'working norm' making workers work longer for the same pay.
Gallery
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Strausberger Platz". Kauperts Straßenführer durch Berlin (in German). Kaupert. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)