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Possible Berlin address - does anyone know what this means?

I am helping a friend with genealogical research and have been trying to find any relatives that survived WWII. After a search on one site, I found one person where under 'last residence', this was written:

Berlin SO 36, Mariannenstr. 29

Does this mean it is 29 Mariannen Street in Berlin and if so,what does SO 36 mean? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The correct answer:

SO 36 is the old ZIP code for the area in which Mariannenstrasse is located! It was changed some (14 to be exact) years ago because of the reunification. SO stands for suedost (southeast) in the district Kreuzberg, Berlin.

The street and number is interpreted correctly, Mariannenstrasse 29 in german.

The new address would be

Mariannenstr. 29
10999 Berlin