Berlin-Britz

Britz is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Neukölln.HistoryThe village of Britzig was first mentioned in 1273. It was incorporated by the 1920 Greater Berlin Act. It is known for being the site of the Hufeisensiedlung ("Horseshoe Estate"), part of the UNESCO Berlin Modernism Housing Estates World Heritage Site since 2008.SightsVillage church with foundation walls from the 13th centurySchloss Britz (Britz Manor), rebuilt in 1883, former residence of Prussian statesman Ewald Friedrich von HertzbergBritz windmill built in 1866Britzer Garten, site of the 1985 BundesgartenschauHufeisensiedlungThe subsidized housing estate was built on the fields of Britz manor between 1925 and 1933 according to plans by Bruno Taut and Martin Wagner. The project was initiated by a housing cooperative established to combat the shortage of affordable living space. Numerous blocks and terraced houses in New Objectivity style with colorful facades include more than 1,000 apartments, situated in spacious gardens designed by landscape architect Leberecht Migge.