Named after two streets that meet here: Prenzlauer Allee and Metzer Straße.
Prenzlauer Allee is the old road to Prenzlau in the Uckermark. Metzer Straße was named in 1874 after the French city of Metz, annexed by Germany in 1871. In 1748 King Frederick II had five windmills built on the block between Saarbrücker, Metzer and Straßburger Straße – hence the old name ‘Windmühlenberg’ (windmill hill).