Geography
Friedrichstadt is located south of the Dorotheenstadt neighborhood, and southwest of the historical suburb of Friedrichswerder. It is located south of the twin-city zone of Berlin and Cölln. Today, the northern part of the neighborhood is located in the borough of Berlin-Mitte, while the southern part of the neighborhood is located in borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. The border between the two boroughs runs along the southern side of Niederkirchner Street and Zimmer Street.
The official boundaries of Friedrichstadt extend from the Spittelmarkt starting between northbound Niederwall and Oberwall streets, along Behren street west to Ebert street, and then south over the Potsdamer Platz, Stresemann and Gitschiner streets, ending at the Hallesches Tor, and then again north over Linden and Axel-Springer streets, back to the Spittelmarkt. A large portion of the Spittelmarkt and adjoining Hausvogtei Plaza were once part of a military installation associated with the historical suburb of Friedrichswerder.
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