Yes, Berlin also has mountains from which you can enjoy the view over the city. The Drachenberg in Grunewald is a great vantage point over the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
How Berlin got its mountains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Most of the mountains in Berlin have not been around that long. They are not due to tectonic movements, but a remnant of the Second World War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the war, Berlin was full of rubble from the destroyed buildings and streets. Of 1.5 million apartments, almost half were uninhabitable. There were almost 75 million cubic meters of rubble in the city. Of this, only a portion could be reused. Intact bricks, iron girders and wooden beams were used to construct new buildings or repair damage. But much of it was no longer usable. Bomb craters and trenches began to be filled in. They covered the flak bunkers in Volkspark Friedrichshain and Volkspark Humboldthain and stored rubble on almost all undeveloped areas. There were even rubble trains that transported nothing but rubble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
With the beginning of the Berlin blockade, everything was still not “cleaned up” and now there was no possibility to use the surrounding land for the removal of the rubble. They began to pile up more than 26 million cubic meters of rubble in the Grunewald and probably the most famous rubble mountain of Berlin was created – the Teufelsberg. At 120 meters, it is also the highest mountain of rubble in Berlin. Directly next to it, the somewhat smaller Drachenberg was created, which is 99 meters high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other mountains of rubble in Berlin are<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Insulaner \u2013 75 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Marienh\u00f6he \u2013 73 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
big and small Bunkerberg in the Volkspark Friedrichshain \u2013 78 m und 48 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Oderbruchkippe in the Volkspark Prenzlauer Berg \u2013 99 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Humboldth\u00f6he in the Humboldthain \u2013 85 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
D\u00f6rferblick in Rudow – 86 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Tr\u00fcmmerberg Biesdorf -75 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Rixdorfer H\u00f6he in the Hasenheide \u2013 70m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
The Drachenberg is also called Drachenfliegerberg or Kleiner Teufelsberg. It is located in the Berlin district of Grunewald south of the Heerstrasse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The mountain owes its name to the Berliners who enthusiastically fly kites here. In good wind conditions, you can also be lucky and see hang gliders using the mountain for launching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is a large parking lot directly at the foot of the Drachenberg on Teufelsseechaussee. Especially on weekends it can be difficult to find a free space here. From here you can not only climb the Drachenberg, but also discover the Grunewald on hiking trails and walk to the Teufelsberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The easiest way up the mountain is the staircase with its 280 steps. If you prefer to conquer the mountain without stairs, you have to choose a trail to the top of the mountain a bit away from the parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unlike Teufelsberg, the upper part of Drachenberg is not forested and the flat and green summit plateau offers a 360-degree view of the surrounding area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After we mastered the steps, we walked around the plateau of Dragon Mountain once. There are many familiar places that we discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
My first glance is in the direction of Teufelsberg. Here stands the former radar and listening station of the Allied Forces. In exciting place, which we visited on a guided tour a few years ago. Even then the site was dilapidated, now it seems that the ravages of time have left even more traces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Next, our view goes in the direction of Spandau. A large high-rise complex standing on Heerstrasse immediately catches the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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