In the catchment area of the capital of Germany, there was winegrowing in the Middle Ages, founded mainly by the Cistercian monasteries, but it came to a complete standstill. Among other places, wine was grown on the 66-metre-high Kreuzberg (originally "Tempelhofer Berg" or "Götzescher Weinberg") from the 15th to the middle of the 18th century. In 1740, a severe frost froze all the vines in the Berlin area, which were never replaced. There was a revival attempt in 1968 when the partner municipality of Wiesbaden donated white wine...
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