Motzstraße
| Motzstrasse | |
Motzstrasse, near Nollendorfplatz, in 2007 | |
| Former name(s) |
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| Namesake | Friedrich von Motz |
| Type | Street |
| Length | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Quarter | Schöneberg, Wilmersdorf |
| Nearest metro station | |
| Coordinates | 52°29′46″N 13°20′36″E / 52.49622°N 13.34336°E |
| Northeast end |
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| Major junctions |
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| Southeast end |
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| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 1870 |
Motzstraße, or Motzstrasse (see ß), is a street in the Berlin borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg. It runs from Nollendorfplatz via Viktoria-Luise-Platz in Schöneberg to Prager Platz in Wilmersdorf.
The section of Motzstraße between Nollendorfplatz and Martin-Luther-Straße is the centre of one of Berlin's gay areas. Berlin's Lesbian and Gay City Festival Motzstraßenfest is held there every July, on the weekend before the Gay Pride celebrations (CSD) in Berlin.