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Neukölln (German: [nɔʏˈkœln] ⓘ; formerly Rixdorf), from 1899 to 1920 an independent city, is a large inner-city quarter of Berlin in the homonymous borough of Neukölln, including the historic village of Rixdorf and numerous Gründerzeit estates.
First inhabited as early as 1360, Rixdorf village Berlin did not become a Bohemian village until 1737. During this time 350 Moravian protestant refugees were invited into the Kingdom of Prussia by King Frederick the 1st.
Jun 19, 2012 · In the heart of Berlin’s Neukölln neighborhood is Rixdorf, an area that is also known as the Bohemian Village. The settlement originated in the first half of the 18th century, under the...
Following the incorporation of the suburbs of Wedding, Gesundbrunnen and Moabit as well as parts of the Feldmarken (Field Marches) of Charlottenburg, Schöneberg, Tempelhof und Rixdorf, there were almost 1 million people living in Berlin and its suburbs at the beginning of the German Reich (Empire) in 1871.
Today Rixdorf belongs to the Berlin district of Neukölln. In addition to the local historical museum at Kirchgasse 5, there are many well preserved historical buildings in the narrow streets and alleys such as the "Rixdorfer Schmiede" and "Bethlehemskirche" (Bethlehem Church).
Jul 1, 2016 · HISTORICAL SIGHTS. Now you’re ready to walk and explore. The best place to begin is the heart of the district, namely the long and narrow plaza known as Richardplatz. Here you’ll find plenty of traces of the area’s history, such as the handsome Evangelisch-reformierte Bethlehemsgemeinde (Bethlehem's Church) in the centre of the square (No.22).
