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Berlin - Zionskirche Prenzlauerberg
Zionskirche - Prenzlauer Berg -
The Church where Dietrich Bonhoeffer preached Zionskirche is a church located in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. It is located in a quiet square between Berlin-Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg, close to the former Berlin Mauer1. The church is a historical site that is closely connected to Germany's recent history1. It was here that Dietrich Bonhoeffer worked in the early 1930s until he was arrested by the Nazis and eventually executed. Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, opposition groups met in the church.The Zion Church was built in a neo-romantic style in 1872 using terracotta bricks, which was very typical of the historicist movement that was so popular in Berlin at the time2. After the bombing during the Second World War, the church suffered severe damage and the roof was looted by the local population, who were in desperate need of firewood during the freezing winters. To protect the church, the ground floor windows were bricked up2. Despite several renovations, the church was not opened to the public again until 2002. Today, the church functions as a church again, but it is also a place of great historical interest, not least because of Bonhoeffer.
The memorial plaque for Dietrich Bonhoeffer is on the church wall
The Church of Zion has played an important role in the history of Berlin. It was
here that Dietrich Bonhoeffer worked in the early 1930s until he was arrested by
the Nazis and eventually executed, and before the fall of the Berlin Wall,
opposition groups met in the church.
The Church of Zion was built in neo-romantic style in 1872 using terracotta
bricks, which was very typical of the historicist movement that was so popular
in Berlin at the time. After the bombing during World War II, the church was
badly damaged and the roof was looted by the locals who were in desperate need
of firewood during the icy winters. To protect the church, the ground floor
windows were bricked up. Despite several renovations, the church was not
reopened to the public until 2002.
Today, the church functions again as a church, but it is also a place of great
historical interest, not least because of Bonhoeffer.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a
German Lutheran pastor, theologian and anti-Nazi dissident who was a key
founding member of the Church of the Confession. He was born February 4, 1906 in
Breslau, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) and died April 9, 1945
in Flossenbürg, Bavaria, Germany. He was executed by hanging because of his
participation in the German resistance movement against Nazism.
Bonhoeffer studied theology at the universities of Tübingen and Berlin and
received his doctorate in theology from Berlin. He worked as a pastor in the
Zion Church in Berlin and as a lecturer at the Frederick William University of
Berlin. He was also involved in conspiratorial plans with members of the Abwehr
(German Military Intelligence) to eliminate Adolf Hitler. He was arrested in
March 1943 and was imprisoned until his execution.
Bonhoeffer is known for his writings on Christian theology and ethics, including
books such as "Following" and "Resistance and Surrender". His thoughts on living
as a Christian in a world of secularism and his opposition to Nazism have made
him an important figure in Christianity.
Address:
Griebenowstraße 16, 10119 Berlin, Tyskland
Opening hours:
The church is open from Monday to Saturday at 13:00 - 18:00 and Sunday at 12:00 - 17:00
Public transport:
Tram M1 to Zionskirchplatz
Link to Zionskirken:
ionskirche-berlin.deDietrich Bonhoeffer:
ikipedia.org - Dietrich_Bonhoeffer
Berlin is always worth a visit - summer or winter - but where to go? Here are some slightly unusual and very different suggestions for places I like to go.
Interesting places
A B C
"Beelitz-Heilstätten" - Old military hospital |
Bendlerblock" - Memorial and museum |
"Berlin Untervelten" - Berlin's "Underworld" |
"Bernauer Straße" - About the Berlin Wall etc. |
"Bornholmer Straße - Former border crossing east/west |
"Boxhagener Platz - Green area and flea market" |
D E F
"Europacenter" - Shopping center etc. |
Flakturm Humboldthain" - Bunker facility WW2 |
"Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg" - Busy airport |
"Flughafen Berlin Tempelhof" - Recreational area.
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"Escape tunnels between East and West Berlin - Kold krig
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"Friedhof Invalidenhof - Soldiers Cemetery |
G H I J K
"Old Danish Embassy" - Tiergarten |
Gedenkstätte Plötzensee" - Memorial |
"Glienicker Brücke" - Dividing East/ West |
- "Pallasstrasse bunker" Bunker i centrum |
" Weissensee Jewish Cemetery - Jewish cemetery |
Karlshorst - German-Russian Museum" |
L M N O P Q R S
"Majakowskiring" |
Prenzlauer Berg" - Memorial |
"Schöneberg town hall" - JFK tale" |
"Schwerbelastungs- |
" Friedhof Grunewald-Forst - Cemetery for suicides |
SS residences – Zehlendorf |
S T U V X Y Z
"Stasimuseum" - Stasimuseum |
Teufelsberg" - NSA in Grunewald |
"Tiergarten" - The Nordic Embassies" |
"Tiergarten - Siegessäule" 67 meter tall victory column |
"Villa Riefenstahl - Leni Riefenstahls House |
"Zionskirche Prenzlauerberg - Where Bonhoeffer preached |
Recreational areas:
"Grunewald"
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Strandbad Wannsee"
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"Tempelhofer Park" |
"Tiergarten" |
"Volkspark Friedrichshein - Recreational area |
"Volkspark Jungfernheide" - Recreational area |
Food and drinks:
"Biergarden am Neuen See" in the Tiergarten. |
Biergarden "Prater" - From 1837 and the oldest |
Biergarden "Schleusenkrug", "Biergarden in Tiergarten". |
"Mustafa’s Gemüse Kebap" - known all over Berlin |
"Restaurant Zillemarkt" Unfortunately closed by now |
"Zur letzten Instanz" - Oldest restaurant in Berlin |
