Kollwitzplatz in Berlin: organic market, cafés and the Käthe Kollwitz statue
Kollwitzplatz is Prenzlauer Berg's most pleasant square: a tree-lined garden ringed by 19th-century buildings, cafés and restaurants, with a playground and a statue of the artist Käthe Kollwitz (a sculpture by Gustav Seitz, 1958). On Thursdays and Saturdays an organic market brings together producers and prepared-food stalls. Allow 45 minutes for the square, 1.5 hours with a coffee or brunch in the nearby streets.
Highlights
The square
Paths, benches and tall trees in the middle of a residential district: the square is busy with families, especially at weekends.
The market
Organic market on Thursday (about 12:00-19:00 in summer, 12:00-18:00 in winter) and Saturday market (hours vary by source, roughly morning to 16:00). Cheese, bread, fruit and takeaway food.
Käthe Kollwitz
The artist lived in the district from 1891 to 1943; the square has borne her name since 1947. Her work is gathered at the Käthe Kollwitz museum in Charlottenburg.
Practical info
Tips
- Thursday is the best day for the organic market, less crowded than Saturday. For brunch, see brunch in Berlin; for the whole district, the Prenzlauer Berg guide; to buy local, Berlin markets. The artist's work is shown at the Käthe Kollwitz museum.
How to get there
Kollwitzplatz, 10435 Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg). U2 metro to Senefelderplatz or Eberswalder Straße, then about 10 minutes on foot; tram M2 also serves the area. An AB ticket is enough.
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