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Tempelhof, Berlin — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Tempelhof is an inner district of Berlin that grew from a medieval Knights Templar estate, the Kommende Tempelhof, beside the old Dorfkirche Tempelhof.
About Tempelhof
Where to stay in Tempelhof
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Tempelhof puts a visitor within easy reach of central Berlin, strung along the broad Tempelhofer Damm. Rooms sit near the old Dorfkirche Tempelhof and the square at Adolf-Scheidt-Platz. It stays workaday and central.
If you want solid transport links and a lived-in district over a polished downtown quarter, Tempelhof fits, with U-Bahn trains along the Tempelhofer Damm into the middle of Berlin.
About Tempelhof
What are the main landmarks in Tempelhof?
Tempelhof takes its name from the Kommende Tempelhof, the medieval commandery of the Knights Templar. The old Dorfkirche Tempelhof stands nearby, along with the Glaubenskirche and the Saint Michael Church. Print history lives here too.
The Deutsches Pressemuseum im Ullsteinhaus fills a famous publishing house, while the Friedrich Ebert Sports Complex and the square at Adolf-Scheidt-Platz anchor the everyday district.
What is the history of Tempelhof?
Tempelhof owes its name to the Knights Templar, who set up the Kommende Tempelhof as a commandery in the medieval countryside outside Berlin. A village grew around it. The Dorfkirche Tempelhof rose to serve that settlement, and over the centuries the old village was absorbed into Berlin as the city reached out along the Tempelhofer Damm.
Where is Tempelhof?
Tempelhof lies in the inner belt of Berlin, an inland district laid along the broad Tempelhofer Damm. Streets and squares fill it, not water.
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Updated July 2026