Treptow-Köpenick

Treptow-Köpenick covers the south-east of Berlin, from Treptower Park on the Spree to the lakes on the Brandenburg border. It was formed in 2001 from the former districts of Treptow and Köpenick. It is Berlin's largest district by area: the district office describes it as Berlin's most forested district, with about 41 % forest and 12.8 % water.

It has 15 localities (Ortsteile). The former Treptow part includes Alt-Treptow, Plänterwald, Baumschulenweg, Johannisthal, Niederschöneweide, Altglienicke, Adlershof and Bohnsdorf. The former Köpenick part includes Oberschöneweide, Köpenick, Friedrichshagen, Rahnsdorf, Grünau, Müggelheim and Schmöckwitz.

On 30 June 2026, 305,168 people were registered in the district (Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg), up from about 289,200 at the end of 2022. Köpenick is the largest locality (about 73,900), followed by Altglienicke (about 34,500) and Oberschöneweide (about 25,800). Small waterside localities such as Schmöckwitz (about 4,500) and Müggelheim (about 7,000) are much less populated.

The district ranges from inner-city streets near the Spree to lakeside villages that feel far from the city.

• Alt-Treptow and Plänterwald: older apartment buildings and greenery next to Treptower Park, the Spree and the Arena event venue, close to Kreuzberg and Neukölln.
• Baumschulenweg and Johannisthal: quieter areas with renovated prefabricated buildings, 1920s estates, single-family homes and new houses on the former Johannisthal airfield, with the Späth arboretum and the Königsheide forest.
• Niederschöneweide and Oberschöneweide: former industrial areas in transition along the Spree. Oberschöneweide, once a centre of the electrical industry, now has the HTW university campus, a cultural scene and comparatively affordable older flats.
• Adlershof: a science, technology and media location with university institutes and a growing number of young residents, and a patchwork of older buildings, new estates and student housing.
• Altglienicke and Bohnsdorf: quiet residential areas of single-family and terraced houses, plus late-1980s prefabricated estates such as the Kosmosviertel. The Gartenstadt Falkenberg in Bohnsdorf, Bruno Taut's colourful "paintbox estate" (Tuschkastensiedlung), is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Köpenick: the renovated old town with the palace, town hall and small 18th- and 19th-century buildings, surrounded by water and forest, plus newer areas such as the Allende-Viertel.
• Friedrichshagen, Rahnsdorf, Müggelheim, Grünau and Schmöckwitz: waterside localities on the Müggelsee, the Dahme and the lakes further south, with villas, detached houses, weekend homes and village greens. Grünau has the historic regatta course from the 1936 Olympics.

There is no U-Bahn in the district. Instead, it has a dense S-Bahn network in the west, an extensive tram network, and several ferries.

• S-Bahn: the Görlitz railway corridor carries the S8, S85, S9, S46 and S47 through Treptower Park, Plänterwald, Baumschulenweg, Schöneweide, Adlershof and Grünau. The S9 and S85 continue via Altglienicke to BER airport. The S47 branches to Spindlersfeld. The S3 runs north of the Müggelsee through Köpenick, Friedrichshagen and Rahnsdorf towards Erkner and into the city via Ostkreuz. The Ring (S41, S42) stops at Treptower Park.
• Tram: lines 21, 27, 37, 60, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68 and M17 link Schöneweide, Adlershof, Köpenick, Friedrichshagen, Rahnsdorf, Grünau and Schmöckwitz with each other and with Lichtenberg and Marzahn-Hellersdorf. Line 68 between Köpenick, Grünau and Schmöckwitz runs along the water.
• Ferries: the BVG runs several ferry lines across the Spree, Dahme and lakes (F11, F12, F21, F23, F24).
• Airport: BER is on the southern edge of the district, and a small part of its site lies within Bohnsdorf.

Distances within the district are large. Getting from Schmöckwitz or Müggelheim to the city centre takes considerably longer than from Alt-Treptow, so check the journey from the specific address.

• Older apartment buildings (Altbau): in Alt-Treptow, Niederschöneweide, Oberschöneweide, Köpenick, Friedrichshagen and Grünau, many of them renovated.
• East German prefabricated housing (Plattenbau): in Baumschulenweg, Köpenick (for example the Allende-Viertel) and the Kosmosviertel in Altglienicke, much of it modernised.
• New builds: substantial new construction in Adlershof, on the former Johannisthal airfield, in Schöneweide and along the waterfronts.
• Villas, single-family homes and weekend houses: dominant in Altglienicke, Bohnsdorf, Müggelheim, Rahnsdorf, Schmöckwitz and parts of Grünau and Friedrichshagen, mostly owner-occupied.

In the 2025 IBB housing market report, the district's median asking rent was just below the Berlin median. With more than 4,800 listings, it also had the second-highest number of rental adverts of any district after Mitte, so there is more choice here than in many inner-city districts.

The district appeals to families looking for nature and space. On 30 June 2026 about 16,800 children under six lived here. Options outdoors include Treptower Park (about 84 hectares on the Spree), the Plänterwald, the Wuhlheide forest with its park and the FEZ family leisure centre, the Königsheide, the Müggelsee shores and the Müggelberge, and lidos such as those in Grünau and Schmöckwitz.

The older inner localities have good local infrastructure. In the waterside villages, schools, Kitas and shops may be a tram or bus ride away.

Use the city's Kita-Navigator to find daycare centres near an address and the Senate's school directory to look up schools by type. Our childcare and schools guides explain the process.