Reiherwerder

Reiherwerder is an archaeological park on a peninsula in Lake Tegel, covering about 12 hectares with dense vegetation throughout. The site contains historical buildings and varied terrain that creates a distinctive setting shaped by its location in the water.

The site was inhabited during the Bronze Age, as evidenced by burial goods and tools, and later used during the 10th century in the Slavic period. In the early 1900s, formerly separate islands were connected to the mainland and a villa was built for the industrial Borsig family.

The Borsig Villa from 1913 sits at the heart of the site and now serves as a guest house for the Foreign Ministry. Around the main building stand preserved service structures that reflect the daily life of its former residents.

The entire park is not open to the public, as it has been used as a training facility for the Foreign Service Academy since 2006. Visitors can only view the area from a distance, such as from viewpoints or from the water.

The site originally consisted of two separate islands called the Great and Small Reiherwerder. These were only connected to each other and to the mainland through land reclamation in the early 1900s.

Location: Berlin

Elevation above the sea: 38 m

GPS coordinates: 52.58722,13.26000

Latest update: December 13, 2025 17:03