Prenzlauer Berg today Prenzlauer Berg
water tower fat hermann @ rykestraße
countless pubs, restaurants, cafés, galleries , little shops create day , nightlife atmosphere unique rest of berlin. along schöneberg, neukölln , mitte, prenzlauer berg focal point of berlin art scene. along friedrichshain, neukölln , kreuzberg popular neighbourhood student population; however, in recent years, gentrification paralleled borough s rise in popularity resulted in exodus of students cheaper neighborhoods. 2007 german journalist henning sußebach coined term bionade-biedermeier, neologism combining name of popular organic softdrink biedermeier era (1815-1848) describe sociocultural situation of prenzlauer berg. term equivalent e.g. lohas , bobo (bohémiens bourgeoises).
prenzlauer berg popular tourists picturesque streets, nightlife , central location. unlike other parts of berlin, retains of prewar architecture , still replete cobble-stoned streets , ornate buildings beginning of 20th century. many areas of prenzlauer berg have become trendy shopping areas streetstyle fashion designers selling wares in boutiques.
age structure (2011) of berlin (blue) , prenzlauer berg (black)
prenzlauer berg has become famous being 1 of few places in germany have experienced baby boom since mid 1990s. due above-average presence of people between 20 , 40 rather higher birthrate elsewhere in country. borough has adapted trend offering abundance of playgrounds, daycare centers, (second-hand) shops , cafes catering needs of young children , parents.
since late 1990s prenzlauer berg has become popular more affluent people southern germany have bought condominiums here. more recently, countless north american, british, scandinavian, australian , spanish citizens have moved borough attracted relatively cheap cost of accommodation , studio space compared other cultural capitals new york, london, , paris.
over years many artists chose prenzlauer berg residence: painter , sculptor käthe kollwitz, film maker max skladanowsky, poets adolf endler, annemarie bostroem, , heinz kahlau, theater director christoph schlingensief, writers jurek becker, bruno apitz, peter hacks, herbert nachbar, dieter noll, klaus schlesinger, klaus kordon, uwe kolbe, paul alfred kleinert, florian illies, wladimir kaminer, , detlef opitz, sculptor olaf nicolai, painters cornelia schleime, elke pollack, , konrad knebel, photographer helga paris, film director tom tykwer, playwright rené pollesch, musicians gerhard schöne, christian lillinger, nina hagen, dirk von lowtzow (tocotronic) , till lindemann, (rammstein), actors fredy sieg, eva-maria hagen, heike makatsch, katharina wackernagel, david bennent, daniel brühl, august diehl, kurt krömer , matthias schweighöfer, comic-strip artist flix, tv- , radio presenters hans rosenthal, alfred biolek, sarah kuttner, sandra maischberger , benjamin tewaag.
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