Bersarinplatz [SEP] named after
Bersarinplatz
Bersarinplatz is a square in Friedrichshain, Berlin.
On 4 April 1895 the square was named "Baltenplatz", after the Balts. However, on 31 July 1947, after World War II, the square was renamed "Bersarinplatz" after Nikolai Berzarin, the Russian Red Army General and former Commander of Berlin.
External links.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080226173533/http://www.bersarin-platz.com/
Rigaer Straße
Rigaer Straße is a street in Friedrichshain, Berlin that runs from Bersarinplatz in the west to the railway station Frankfurter Allee in the east. The street is named after the Latvian capital Riga.
Many of the houses on the street are protected as historic buildings, although some of the older houses have turned into squats.
Famous residents of Rigaer Straße include German author Theodor Plievier, who, around 1924, lived at number 68.
External links.
- The squat at number 94