▁the ▁northern most ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁T elt ow ▁ground ▁m ora ine ▁plate au , ▁rising ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Hermann platz , ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁mostly ▁the ▁typical ▁low - lying ▁mar sh y ▁wood lands ▁with ▁a ▁mainly ▁flat ▁top ography ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁European ▁P lain . ▁ ▁Location ▁▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁situated ▁south - east ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁city ▁center , ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Ne uk öll n ▁bor ough , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Kreuz berg ▁( in ▁the ▁Friedrich sh ain - K re uz berg ▁bor ough ) ▁at ▁the ▁Land wehr k anal , ▁and ▁the ▁streets ▁Has en he ide ▁and ▁K ott bus ser ▁D amm . ▁It ▁also ▁borders ▁with ▁the ▁districts ▁Alt - T re pt ow , ▁Pl än ter wald ▁and ▁Ba um sch ulen weg ▁( all ▁part ▁of ▁Tre pt ow - K ö pen ick ) ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁and ▁Temp el hof ▁( in ▁Temp el hof - Sch ö ne berg ) ▁in ▁the ▁west , ▁separated ▁by ▁the ▁par ks ▁Volks park ▁Has en he ide ▁and ▁Temp el ho fer ▁Feld , ▁the ▁vast ▁field ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Temp el hof ▁Airport , ▁now ▁a ▁popular ▁recre ation ▁area . ▁In ▁the ▁south , ▁the ▁Stad tring ▁motor way ▁and ▁the ▁Ne uk öll n ▁Sh ip ▁and ▁Brit z ▁can als ▁form ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁the ▁Brit z ▁and ▁Ba um sch ulen weg ▁districts