 Hackescher Markt with Hackesche Höfe | |
 Interactive map of Hackescher Markt | |
| Type | Public square |
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| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Quarter | Mitte |
| Nearest metro station | |
| Coordinates | 52°31′24″N13°24′10″E / 52.5233°N 13.4028°E /52.5233; 13.4028 |
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Hackescher Markt ("Hacke's Market") is a square in the centralMitte locality ofBerlin,Germany, situated at the eastern end ofOranienburger Strasse. It is an importanttransport hub and a starting point for the city'snightlife.
Originally a marsh north of the city fortifications on the road toSpandau, thePrussian kingFrederick the Great about 1750 had a market square laid out under the surveillance of TownmajorHans Christoph Friedrich Graf von Hacke in the course of a northern town expansion. It was officially named after Hacke on 23 July 1840.
In 1882 the area received access to theBerlin Stadtbahn railway line atBerlin Hackescher Markt station, then calledBörse after the nearbystock exchange. The station was renamedMarx-Engels-Platz during theGDR era.[1] The railway tracks of the S-Bahn along the eastern and northern sections ofMitte between the stationsHackescher Markt andJannowitzbrücke are built where theramparts, walls, moats andglacis of theBerlin Fortress, a 17th centurybastion fort around the historic city limits, had been.
Formerly a rather neglected area,Hackescher Markt with its old buildings has developed into a cultural and commercial centre afterGerman reunification, famous for its nightlife[2] centered on theHackesche Höfe courtyard ensemble. The square is also served by severaltramway andnight bus lines. A weekly market is still held every Thursday and Saturday.
