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Neukölln [2] ( German: [nɔʏˈkœln] ⓘ; formerly Rixdorf ), from 1899 to 1920 an independent city, is a large inner-city quarter ( Ortsteil) [3] of Berlin in the homonymous borough ( Bezirk) of Neukölln, [4] including the historic village of Rixdorf and numerous Gründerzeit estates.
Apr 20, 2015 · By the turn of the 20 th century, Rixdorf (with the help of the cosy Czech-influenced village in the heart of it all) had sprawled into Prussia’s largest village, one known for its raucous dance parties, drinking and debauchery—so much so that authorities decided to shake that stigma and rebrand it as ‘Neukolln’, maintaining ...
First inhabited as early as 1360, Rixdorf village Berlin did not become a Bohemian village until 1737. During this time 350 Moravian protestant refugees were invited into the Kingdom of Prussia by King Frederick the 1st.
Jun 19, 2012 · In the heart of Berlin’s Neukölln neighborhood is Rixdorf, an area that is also known as the Bohemian Village. The settlement originated in the first half of the 18th century, under the...
The original "Richardsdorf" was founded in the Middle Ages and appears in the sources early on. Later the name was shortened to Rixdorf and the village was renamed. Today Rixdorf belongs to the Berlin district of Neukölln.
Berlin's hidden inner-city village. Ever-so-urban Neukölln isn't the place you'd expect to find anything resembling a rural village, but enter the slow-paced streets that once comprised the historic settlement of Rixdorf, and you'll feel like you've left the city far, far behind.
RIXDORF, a town of Germany, lying immediately south of Berlin, of which it practically forms a suburb, though retaining its own civic administration. Pop. (1880) 18,729; (1895) 59,495; (1905) 153,650. It is connected with the metropolis by a railway (Ring-bahn) and by an electric tramway.
