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UNESCO to Decide on Adding Berlin’s ‘Papageiensiedlung’ to World Heritage

A positive ruling would extend the Siedlungen der Berliner Moderne to include the century-old Bauhaus Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf in recognition of its influence on social housing and neighborhood design.

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Das Welterbe-Komitee der Unesco entscheidet ab Sonntag bei einer Tagung in Südkorea unter anderem über die Aufnahme der Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf in Berlin in seine Liste.

Overview

  • Germany has nominated the Waldsiedlung Zehlendorf as an extension of the existing Siedlungen der Berliner Moderne and the UNESCO committee is expected to rule on the application around July 27.
  • The settlement, known locally as the Papageiensiedlung, includes nearly 2,000 houses clustered around the Onkel‑Toms‑Hütte U‑Bahnhof and is famed for its colorful façades and integrated shopping street.
  • Berlin officials say the site is the largest of the Berlin Moderne settlements and was pioneering for linking affordable housing with station‑centred retail and planned open space.
  • If inscribed, Zehlendorf would join six other Berlin Moderne settlements listed since 2008 and raise Germany’s tally of cultural World Heritage entries.
  • The decision comes during the UNESCO session in Busan where the committee is reviewing more than 30 nominations and discussing protection measures for 53 sites currently listed as endangered due to conflict, development and climate change.