Neukölln is the district of the same name in the Berlin administrative district of Neukölln, which gave the name to the whole district. Until 1920, Neukölln was an independent city, which until 1912 was called Riksdorf, and then was named after the former Berlin satellite city of Kölln-on-Spree, absorbed by Berlin.
After the creation of the “Greater Berlin” in 1920, the city of Neukölln with the nearby villages of Britz, Rudov and Bukkov was annexed to the German capital as a city district.
Due to the fact that during the time of the division of Berlin, Neuköln was located in the immediate vicinity of the Berlin Wall, the area lost its appeal to the population, which was reflected in the fall in housing prices.
Neukölln is the most multi-national district of the German capital. It was Neukölln who suffered least of all during the battles of the Second World War, because here you can find quite a few buildings from the late 18th — early 19th centuries of the Gründer era. The sights of the area include the building of the local opera and the Richardplatz square.