Wrangelkiez is a neighborhood located in Kreuzberg, Berlin and is bordered in the Northwest by Skalitzer Straße, in the Southwest by Görlitzer Park, in the Northeast by the Spree river and in the Southeast by the Landwehrkanal. It has an above average percentage of young people, with 34.2% of the population falling within the ages of 18-35. It has a high immigrant population, especially Turkish and recently an influx of young, trendy 20-somethings from Western Europe and America. The neighborhood is quickly changing, with cafes, bars and boutique clothing and furniture stores replacing empty store fronts and the more traditional neighborhood spots.

While the effects of gentrification and its inherent creepiness are definitely evident, Wrangelkiez still retains a charming and pleasant energy. The streets abound with a diverse selection of small businesses (although this Summer saw one of the first corporate invasions with the opening of a Subway sandwich shop on Schlesischestrasse), and a sense of easy living pervades the area. It can become overwhelmed on the weekends with inebriated
youngsters, which, depending on your mood, can be awesome or awful.

All in all, an exciting area at the border of Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain where one can see first hand the rapidly changing face of Berlin.