Köpenick

Köpenick lies in the south-east of Berlin and is the largest locality (Ortsteil) of the Treptow-Köpenick district, covering about 35 km². It was first mentioned in a document on 10 February 1209. On 30 June 2026, 73,921 people were registered here (Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg), more than in any other locality of the district.

The district office lists several historically distinct parts: the medieval Altstadt (old town), the Kietz (a fishing settlement first recorded in the 14th century), the Dammvorstadt and Köllnische Vorstadt, the former industrial area Spindlersfeld (from 1873), the villa colony Wendenschloss (founded 1892) and the Allende estates.

Köpenick is well known for the Köpenickiade of 1906 at the town hall, the story of the "Captain of Köpenick", which local theatre groups still perform as street theatre.

• Old town: set between the Dahme and the Spree, with renovated 18th- and 19th-century houses, cafés and restaurants, and a small-town atmosphere. The whole old town is a protected ensemble. Köpenick Palace (Baroque, 1677-1685) on the palace island south of the old town houses art collections; the town hall dates from 1901-1904.
• Kietz: east of the old town along the Dahme, with single-storey fishermen's houses and Wilhelminian buildings.
• Dammvorstadt: north of the old town, a popular shopping area with new housing.
• Wendenschloss: a turn-of-the-century villa area between the Dahme and the forest.
• Allende-Viertel: prefabricated estates from the 1970s and 1980s, since upgraded and renovated.
• Spindlersfeld: grew out of industrial sites; historic workers' housing is a listed estate, and more than 800 new homes are being built on former factory land.

The locality is framed by the Wuhlheide and Dammheide forests, and the Großer Müggelsee, Berlin's largest lake, and the Köpenick forest are close by.

• S-Bahn: the S3 stops at Köpenick and Hirschgarten, towards Ostkreuz and the city centre in one direction and Friedrichshagen and Erkner in the other. The S47 ends at Spindlersfeld and connects to Schöneweide, where you can change to lines towards BER airport.
• Tram: Köpenick is a tram hub. Line 62 links S Köpenick with Mahlsdorf, 68 runs from Wendenschloss via Schloßplatz Köpenick and Grünau to Schmöckwitz along the water, 63 links Köpenick with Adlershof and Schöneweide, 67 runs past the Alte Försterei to Schöneweide, 61 runs to Friedrichshagen, the Müggelsee lido and Rahnsdorf, and 27 links S Köpenick with Karlshorst and Friedrichsfelde.

There is no U-Bahn in Köpenick.

• Old buildings (Altbau): in the old town, the Kietz, the Dammvorstadt and parts of the Köllnische Vorstadt, many of them renovated.
• Prefabricated estates: the Allende-Viertel, renovated.
• Villas and single-family homes: Wendenschloss and other waterside streets.
• New builds: in Spindlersfeld and the Dammvorstadt.

There is no official rent figure for the locality alone. For the district of Treptow-Köpenick as a whole, the IBB Housing Market Report 2025 found a median asking rent of €15.60 per m² net cold, just below the Berlin median of €15.78. Medians for individual planning areas within Köpenick ranged widely, from under €10 in the Altstadt and Allende II areas to about €20 in Spindlersfeld, where many new flats are advertised.

On 30 June 2026 about 3,800 children under six lived in Köpenick, and 13.2% of residents were under 15 (Berlin: 13.3%). About 24% were 65 or older (Berlin: about 19%).

Families have the Wuhlheide and Dammheide forests, the banks of the Dahme and Spree, and the lake shores towards Friedrichshagen close by. Check daycare and school options for a specific address with the Kita-Navigator and the Senate's school directory; see our guides on childcare and schools.