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Neukölln, Berlin — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Neukölln Water Tower rises over Neukölln, an inner district of Berlin lined with churches from the Bethlehemskirche to the Genezareth Church.
About Neukölln
Where to stay in Neukölln
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Neukölln gives visitors plenty of room, one of the busier inner districts of Berlin where hotels, hostels, and short-stay flats fill the streets. Beds are easy to find. The area around the old Kindl brewery and the Neukölln Water Tower puts you within reach of the cafes and markets that draw people south from Kreuzberg, while the wider transport network of Berlin runs through it.
If you want an informal, street-level base in Berlin rather than a polished central one, Neukölln will suit you.
About Neukölln
What are the main landmarks in Neukölln?
Neukölln gathers a spread of landmarks, led by the Neukölln Water Tower and the brewhouse of the old Kindl brewery. Churches run through it. The Bethlehemskirche, the Genezareth Church, and the Magdalenenkirche mark its streets, while the Museum im Böhmischen Dorf records an older settlement within this district of Berlin.
The water tower stands over it all.
What is the history of Neukölln?
Neukölln grew out of older village settlements long before it joined the built-up mass of Berlin. Among them was the Bohemian community recalled by the Museum im Böhmischen Dorf, a group of settlers who gave the district one of its oldest cores. Growth followed the churches.
The Bethlehemskirche and the Genezareth Church trace the parishes that spread as Neukölln filled in and became one of the inner districts of Berlin.
Where is Neukölln?
Neukölln lies among the inner districts of Berlin, bordered by Kreuzberg, Alt-Treptow, Britz, and Tempelhof.
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Updated July 2026