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Hackescher-Markt (it. Hackescher Markt - letters. "Hacksky Market") - area and transport hub in Spandau suburb of Berlin, Mitte district. Center nightlife of the city. Right up to the beginning of the 19th century, a moor lay here in a swampy area. After the demolition of the fortifications under Frederick II, the Berlin commandant, Count Hans Christoph Friedrich von Hacke, ordered the construction of a square at this place, which soon received his name.

In the late XIX - early XX century, with the development of public transport, Hackescher Markt became a major transportation hub in the city center. Next to the square was the Berlin Stock Exchange, the eponymous city train station was built. During the Second World War, part of the building area was destroyed. After the war, Hackescher-Markt was in the Soviet sector of the occupation of Berlin and by the 60s after the restoration of the historical center of the city Alexanderplatz lost its former importance.

After the unification of Germany and Berlin in 1990, the old structures that were preserved were reconstructed, the gaps in the building were eliminated. The area has become mostly pedestrian. At Hackescher Markt, in the arches of the station viaduct and on the surrounding streets, various gastronomic enterprises were located, and Hackescher Markt became the starting point for Berlin’s nightly entertainment. The square has a beer garden and a weekend market. Translated with Google Translate