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Schmargendorf, Berlin — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Kreuzkirche and the Horst-Dohm-Eisstadion mark Schmargendorf, a locality of Berlin in Germany, between Wilmersdorf and the Grunewald.
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Where to stay in Schmargendorf
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Schmargendorf is a settled residential locality of Berlin, its villa streets running between the Kreuzkirche and the wooded edge of the Grunewald. Places to stay in Schmargendorf are few. Quiet rooms lie near the Horst-Dohm-Eisstadion and the Grunewald-Kirche, among garden houses that carry the calm of the former Wilmersdorf borough.
If you want a leafy, low-key base in Schmargendorf near the Kreuzkirche and the Grunewald rather than the busy centre of Berlin, this locality will suit you.
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Things to do in and around Berlin
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Churches & Religious Sites
3- Kreuzkirche (Berlin-Schmargendorf) Heritage
- Village church of Schmargendorf, Berlin Heritage
- Johannische Kirche Grunewald Heritage
Stadiums & Sports
2- Horst-Dohm-Eisstadion
- Hubertussportplatz
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- Landhaus Lewin Heritage
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About Schmargendorf
What are the main landmarks in Schmargendorf?
The Kreuzkirche stands among the villa streets of Schmargendorf, one of several churches that mark this locality of Berlin. The Grunewald-Kirche gathers a nearby parish, the Horst-Dohm-Eisstadion draws skaters to its ice rink, and the villa known as Landhaus Lewin keeps the domestic architecture of the old Wilmersdorf. Green runs to the door.
Together these landmarks give Schmargendorf its face within Germany.
What is the history of Schmargendorf?
Schmargendorf grew from an old village church settlement that later filled with garden villas in Berlin's outer suburbs. The village church came first. It stood in the district of Wilmersdorf until 2001, when reform folded it into the larger Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf borough beside the Grunewald.
The Kreuzkirche and the Horst-Dohm-Eisstadion belong to that settled, residential chapter of Schmargendorf in Germany.
Where is Schmargendorf?
Schmargendorf lies within Berlin in Germany, in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf borough beside the Grunewald, its villa streets set around the Kreuzkirche.
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What is the best area to stay in Schmargendorf?
The villa streets between the Kreuzkirche and the Grunewald: a leafy stay in Schmargendorf by the Horst-Dohm-Eisstadion.
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Updated October 2026