This neighborhood takes its name from Queen Louise of Mecklenburg. Today, Luisenstadt lies mainly within the north-western section of the Kreuzberg district, just a few meters from Friedrichshain and Mitte. But it must be said: the lively, expressive and multicultural crowd that lives in the area today would surely have given Queen Louise a fright.
Established in the 18th century, Luisenstadt was conceived as Berlin’s extension to the south. There were very few buildings there at the time, and the aristocracy ventured that way only rarely. As a result, a certain freedom prevailed from an early stage. So it comes as no surprise that this area is also the home to today’s party scene. To the south, Luisenstadt ends at the legendary Berghain, a club located in a former electrical substation that even after ten years is still renowned as the most important venue for electronic music.