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Berlin Adlershof: One Location. Two Faces.

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Living and working in Berlin Adlershof

It only takes half an hour by S-Bahn to get from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Adlershof. Once you arrive, there’s plenty to discover to either side of the railway that crosses the site. To the east you will find the old town, once upon a time a farm, and today boasting 19th century architecture, a market square, schools, churches, a cinema and shops and restaurants around Dörpfeldstraße, between the historic district of Köpenick, the Teltow canal and “Adlergestell” street.

Historically, the area to the west of the railway has been less tranquil. This is the site of Germany’s first airfield, Johannisthal-Adlershof. It was a place for work, not residence. It has witnessed many a turn of era with the rise and fall of the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Nazi regime, the Soviet occupation, the GDR, and the vacation of the site by East Germany’s state television, academy of science, and state security.

There is little to remind us of past upheavals, and mostly only the monuments remain: the ‘Trudelturm’ (a vertical spin tower, built for aerodynamics research), the wind tunnel, the Ehrlich building, the thermo laboratory dubbed the ‘Adlershofer bosom’, and a few 1930s lab and office blocks. Otherwise, this area is so new and futuristic-looking, that one could be forgiven for mistaking the Technology Park for the set of a Stanley Kubrick film.

The main road here is Rudower Chaussee, and the tram running along it connects the university campus, the Technology Park and even a new residential area, further linking the areas to either side of the railway.

Right around the corner

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Further information about Adlerhof’s leisure and culture offerings can be found on the following pages:

  • Specialist shops
  • Casablanca Cinema
  • Culture centre “Alte Schule”

The surrounding neighbourhoods are also worth a visit: Altglienicke, Köpenick, Johannisthal, Niederschöneweide, and Rudow.

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Ilse Helbrecht
08.05.2025

Space for the social question

Housing is many things at once: A basic need, a home for people, a means of investment, an asset—and a driver of generational (in)justice, says cultural and social geographer Ilse Helbrecht:

With the federal debt package being passed in the Bundestag, there is much public debate about its effects. “However, topics like refugee accommodation, homelessness, and the lack of social housing barely register,”…

Susann Zietek, PEIX
06.05.2025

Women, leadership & menopause

Hot flushes at the office:

“She’s probably on her period.” Though usually whispered behind closed doors, most people have probably heard this disparaging remark being uttered. It’s emblematic of how female biology is often treated, not only but…

06.05.2025

Please mind the gap

Three DLR researchers highlight gender-specific knowledge gaps that prevent the surveying of women’s needs in cars, busses, and trains:

Globally, Germany ranks in the top ten percent for gender equality—but persistent gaps remain. The gender pay gap is the most well-known example. The fact that transport systems are still largely designed by and for…

Claudia Eggert, BAM
05.05.2025

Diversity wins

Berlin is recognised as an outstanding international technology hub. How to maintain this reputation, openness and diversity?:

Berlin is recognised as an outstanding international technology hub, particularly Adlershof. But that reputation is at risk if the political and social climate continues to move away from openness and diversity. After…

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Events / Dates

Wed 11 Jun
17.30
Hörsaalkino Science Cinema: Inside Out 2
Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin
Lise-Meitner-Haus, Gerthsen-Hörsaal
Fri 13 Jun
17.30
Hörsaalkino Adlershof: The Big Lebowski
Newtonstraße 14, 12489 Berlin
Studierenden-Café SBZ „Prüfstand“ (MoPs)
Sun 15 Jun
15.30 - 17.00
Langer Tag der StadtNatur: Führung durch den Landschaftspark Johannisthal
Hermann-Dorner-Allee/Karl-Ziegler-Straße, 12487 Berlin
Eingang zum Landschaftspark
Mon 16 Jun
16.30 - 18.30
Repaircafé Adlershof
Dörpfeldstraße 54/56, 12489 Berlin
Mon 16 Jun
19.00
Lesung Steffen Blunk: Irgendwo ist immer ein Krieg
Dörpfeldstraße 56, 12489 Berlin
Wed 18 Jun
17.30
Hörsaalkino: Shrek – Der Tollkühne Held
Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin
Lise-Meitner-Haus, Gerthsen-Hörsaal
Wed 25 Jun
17.30
Hörsaalkino Adlershof: Pride and Prejudice
Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin
Lise-Meitner-Haus, Gerthsen-Hörsaal
Sat 28 Jun
17.00 - 23.59
Long Night of the Sciences
Adlershof, 12489 Berlin
Sat 28 Jun
22.00
Hörsaalkino zur LNdW: Her
Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin
Lise-Meitner-Haus, Gerthsen-Hörsaal
Wed 02 Jul
17.30
Hörsaalkino Adlershof: Deadpool & Wolverine
Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin
Lise-Meitner-Haus, Gerthsen-Hörsaal
Thu 11 Sep
16.30
Adlershofer Firmenstaffel
Landschaftspark, 12489 Berlin
Thu 25 Sep
10.00 - 12.30
Workshop: Selbstbestimmte Wege – Finden Sie Ihre Stärken für den Beruf
Rudower Chaussee 12a, 12489 Berlin
Ingeus GmbH
Sat 27 Sep
25. Adlershofer Herbstfest
Dörpfeldstraße 54-56, 12489 Berlin
Kulturzentrum Alte Schule und evangelische Kirche (Arndtstraße)
Thu 27 Nov
18.30
Science Slam Berlin Adlershof „Battle den Horst“
Volmerstraße 2, 12489 Berlin
Bunsen-Saal
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The development of the Science and Technology Park Berlin Adlershof was and is co-financed by the European Union namely by EFRE. This concerns infrastructure development like construction of technology centres. Furthermore EFRE is used for international projects.

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