My gf's ex is severely harassing her, what can I do?

Call 110 immediately if he's back or if she feels threatened. The police here take Stalking and Nachstellung seriously, especially if there's a history. She should also document everything, write down dates and times, save any messages, and keep the "present" as evidence.

She can go to a Beratungsstelle like the Berliner Initiative gegen Gewalt an Frauen, they offer free and anonymous support and can help with filing a restraining order. If you're worried about her safety in the moment, stay with her or have her stay with a friend until things calm down.

Make sure she doesn't engage with him at all, no matter what he says, because any reaction can encourage him. A door lock can be easily replaced or reinforced with a security bar, that's a quick fix for peace of mind.

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yeah that's really scary, sorry you're dealing with this. besides the police stuff, she should reach out to the Berliner Hilfetelefon "Gewalt gegen Frauen" at 08000 116 016, they're available 24/7 and can connect her with local shelters or legal help if she needs to get out fast. also, if he's got a key or she's worried about copies, get a locksmith to rekey the cylinder today, it's cheaper than a full lock change and takes like 20 minutes.

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honestly get her a good security camera for the door, like a ring or something cheap. shows evidence without her having to write stuff down. also maybe change her locks today, not tomorrow.

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Worth noting that Berlin street names have official umlaut and ß rules that trip people up, so a sign showing "Strasse" versus "Straße" is not actually a spelling error, just an older transcription. Same with "ue" versus "ü" (e.g. "Kantstrasse" vs "Kantstraße"), both are considered valid renderings and you'll see the ß version on the blue Schilder and the ss version on older plaques or in databases that predate Unicode. If the difference you're seeing is between those two forms, there's nothing to fix and both are technically correct.

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if the signs u mean are the old enamel ones on the house facades those are often protected as Baudenkmal so nobody's allowed to correct them even if the spelling is outdated. the binding version is whatever is in the Berliner Strassenverzeichnis plus the entry in the Liegenschaftskataster, so if u tell me the street i can point u to the right Bezirksamt Mitte or Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf page. tbh the merged district thing is real but the facade signs are a separate story, theyre basically museum pieces at this point

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honestly thats super common in Charlottenburg, the district offices were merged from older Bezirke and nobody ever fixed all the Schilder. if its a real street you can check the official strassenverzeichnis on berlin.de, that list is what the Burgeramt actually goes by. which street is it? some of the Kaiserdamm / Kantstrasse signs are notorious for this.

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