▁district ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁part ▁of ▁Berlin ▁and ▁C öll n ▁proper . ▁The ▁ren aming ▁was ▁eventually ▁granted ▁by ▁Emperor ▁William ▁I ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁architect ▁Rein hold ▁K ie hl ▁was ▁called ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁council ▁to ▁upgrade ▁the ▁city ' s ▁infrastr ucture . ▁This ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁most ▁icon ic ▁buildings ▁being ▁ere cted , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁R ath aus ▁Ne uk öll n ▁( city ▁hall ) ▁or ▁the ▁Stadt bad ▁Ne uk öll n ▁( public ▁bath ). ▁ ▁Ne uk öll n ' s ▁independence ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁Berlin ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Berlin ▁Act ▁and , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁districts ▁Brit z , ▁Rud ow ▁and ▁Buck ow , ▁formed ▁the ▁new ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Ne uk öll n , ▁Berlin ' s ▁ 1 4 th ▁( and ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁reform ▁ 8 th ) ▁administrative ▁district . ▁R ix dorf ▁continued ▁to ▁exist , ▁and ▁is ▁today ▁represented ▁by ▁two ▁neighborhood s ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Ne uk öll n , ▁B ö hm isch - R ix dorf ▁and ▁Richard platz - S üd . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁land marks ▁are ▁still ▁int act , ▁and ▁several ▁areas ▁and ▁streets ▁like ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁Kirch g asse ▁have