Schrotkugel Tower

Behind the colourful facades of the houses in the Kaskelkiez district rises the 40-metre-high Schrotkugelturm. It was built in 1908 by the Juhl & Söhne lead foundry and machine factory. It is intended to be reminiscent of Italy with its towers. The height had a very practical use:

Production of lead balls

Until the end of the 1930s, the workers cast lead balls. The lead plates were melted at the top of the tower. In free fall, the lead drops were then moulded into perfectly rounded shot pellets, whose particular accuracy was legendary among hunters.

Today you can visit the tower as part of a guided tour. It is the last of its kind in Berlin and Brandenburg and is a listed building.

View of the Kaskelkiez neighbourhood

Nowhere in the district is it more neighbourly than here: Young mothers with prams stroll along the wide streets and cafés, small shops have set up shop in the lovingly renovated old buildings: a goldsmith, a bedspring laundry and a video store with the melodious name "Madeleine and the Sailor".
The joint backyard markets and the opening of the annual Advent calendar front doors are just a few of the neighbourhood's activities.