COLD WAR OUTPOST History Group

Briefing Issue 7- 3/1/26 Steinstucken West Berlin Steinstücken, a quaint hamlet nestled in the southwestern outskirts of Berlin, became one of the most peculiar symbols of Cold War absurdity. Spanning just 12.67 acres (about 0.05 square miles) and home to roughly 200–300 residents during the era, it was a tiny exclave of West Berlin completely surrounded by East German territory. This isolated "island of freedom," as it was sometimes called, highlighted the bizarre border an