Germany · Land Berlin · Berlin
Alt-Hohenschönhausen, Berlin — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Mies-van-der-Rohe-Haus stands among the quiet streets of Alt-Hohenschönhausen, a district of Berlin, Germany.
About Alt-Hohenschönhausen
Where to stay in Alt-Hohenschönhausen
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Alt-Hohenschönhausen makes a plain residential base within Berlin, Germany. Places to sleep are thin on the ground in Alt-Hohenschönhausen. The quarter gathers around the Tabor Church and the old Dorfschule Hohenschönhausen, a workaday stretch well back from the tourist core, so if you want quiet streets near the Mies-van-der-Rohe-Haus rather than a room in the centre, and you accept a ride into town, this corner can hold the stay.
About Alt-Hohenschönhausen
What are the main landmarks in Alt-Hohenschönhausen?
Alt-Hohenschönhausen carries a scattered set of landmarks across its streets. The Mies-van-der-Rohe-Haus stands near the Tabor Church and the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, while the Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial and the memorial for Artur Becker mark other corners of the quarter. The old Dorfschule Hohenschönhausen survives too.
Several sights hold, anchoring this district within Berlin, Germany.
What is the history of Alt-Hohenschönhausen?
Alt-Hohenschönhausen grew out of the old village of Hohenschönhausen before Berlin drew it in. The Dorfschule Hohenschönhausen recalls that village schooling, and the Tabor Church and the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche rose among the streets as the settlement filled and joined the wider city of Berlin in Germany. Field gave way to housing.
The Mies-van-der-Rohe-Haus came later, a marker of the built-up quarter.
Where is Alt-Hohenschönhausen?
Alt-Hohenschönhausen lies within Berlin, Germany, a residential district set around the Tabor Church and the Mies-van-der-Rohe-Haus.
Good for
More areas in Berlin
Updated July 2026