History until 1933
Development, Settlement
Until the end of the 18th century, the Schöneberger Wiesen were still undeveloped floodplains. At the end of the 19th century, the district quickly became a sought-after urban residential area.
The years 1933–1945
Under the swastika
Berlin’s plans for conversion into a representative seat of government and the imperial capital “Germania” also have an impact on the residents of the Hansa-Viertel. Many of the Jewish fellow citizens are deported.
November 22nd, 1943
Destruction in World War II
Several air raids in January and March 1943 and, above all, a major attack in the night from 22 to 23 November 1943 almost completely destroyed the Hansaviertel of the Kaiser era.
The years 1945–1953
After the war
Of the 343 houses, 70 remain, many of them badly damaged. About 4000 people still live in the narrowest of spaces and between rubble rubble.
Jewish Neighbors
Living together and expulsion
In the 1920s, the proportion of Jewish inhabitants in the Hansa quarter was almost twice as high as the Berlin average. The names of 1030 persecuted and deported Jewish neighbours have been collected at the Hansaplatz underground station in memory of them.
Prominent residents
One lives in the Hansaviertel
The centrally located Hansaviertel with its spacious Gründerzeit houses attracted many celebrities. Artists, actors, writers, journalists, politicians and bankers settled here.
Views of the old Hansaviertel
Pictures, postcards and other documents from the time of the “Old Hansa-Viertel”.
