▁present - day ▁Richard platz ▁was ▁called ▁Rich ars dor p ▁(" Rich ard ' s ▁Village "). ▁The ▁original ▁R ix dorf ▁char ter ▁has ▁been ▁lost ▁since ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁but ▁its ▁contents ▁have ▁been ▁preserved , ▁and ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 3 6 0 ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁year ▁of ▁Ne uk öll n ' s ▁foundation . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁mentioned ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 3 7 5 ▁as ▁Richard stor pp ▁in ▁the ▁Land buch ▁der ▁Mark ▁Brandenburg . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁Rich ars dor p ▁ere cted ▁its ▁first ▁chap el . ▁In ▁ 1 4 3 5 ▁the ▁Johann ite ▁Order ▁sold ▁their ▁poss essions ▁to ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Alt - Ber lin ▁and ▁C öll n , ▁including ▁Rich ars dor p , ▁which ▁was ▁mentioned ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 5 ▁as ▁Rick sd orf . ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 3 ▁Rick sd orf ▁became ▁the ▁sole ▁possession ▁of ▁C öll n . ▁During ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War ▁( 1 6 1 8 – 4 8 ) ▁Rick sd orf ▁was ▁mostly ▁dep op ulated , ▁with ▁buildings ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire . ▁After ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁C öll n ▁merged ▁with ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 9 , ▁the ▁village , ▁then ▁already ▁called ▁R ix dorf , ▁became ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁Deutsch - R ix dorf ▁and ▁B ö hm isch -