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Berlin’s Görlitzer Park gets a €1.74M fence—but night closures wait until 2026

A controversial fence aims to reclaim one of Berlin’s most notorious parks. But will closing at night actually work—or just push problems elsewhere?

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2025 December 18 . 5:13 PM

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Berlin’s Görlitzer Park gets a €1.74M fence—but night closures wait until 2026

Görlitzer Park in Berlin-Kreuzberg will soon have a completed perimeter fence, but nighttime closures will not begin immediately. The barrier, costing €1.74 million, aims to cut drug-related crime and improve safety in the area. A final inspection before Christmas will mark its completion.

The fence was funded by the city’s environmental administration and will remain under Senate control for maintenance during a pilot phase. This trial period, running until October 2026, will test closing times of 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM in summer and 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM in winter. However, no nighttime closures will be enforced this winter to avoid disrupting pedestrians and cyclists who use the park as a shortcut.

Nighttime restrictions are set to start on March 1, 2026, when the park season resumes. Security staff will ask visitors to leave shortly before closing, and turnstiles will allow exits but block entry after hours. After the pilot, the fence’s effectiveness will be reviewed, and the district will discuss further steps. The structure will then be handed over as a 'permanent feature', though no specific authority has yet been named to manage the conversion.

The fence represents a €1.74 million investment to address safety concerns in Görlitzer Park. Its impact will be assessed over the next two and a half years before any long-term decisions are made. Until then, the Senate will oversee its upkeep and monitor how the new measures affect the area.