Britz

Britz () is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Neukölln.

Key facts

German location.name: Britz
German location.image_photo: Berlin Hufeisensiedlung UAV 04-2017.jpg
German location.image_caption: Hufeisensiedlung
German location.type: Quarter
German location.City: Berlin
German location.state: Berlin
German location.borough: Neukölln
German location.elevation: 52
German location.area: 12.4
German location.postal_code: 12347, 12359
German location.licence: B
German location.year: 1273

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Hufeisensiedlung
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Britz () is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Neukölln.

==History== The 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.