Berlin
Appearance
Berlin | |
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Country | Germany |
Capital | Berlin |
Government | |
• Governing Mayor | Michael Müller (SPD) |
• Governing parties | SPD / Linke / Greens |
Area | |
• Total | 891 km2 (344 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2016) | |
• Total | 3,700,000 |
• Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | berlin.de |
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Boroughs of Berlin
In 2001 the 23 boroughs of Berlin were changed into 12
- Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
- Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
- Lichtenberg-Hohenschönhausen
- Marzahn-Hellersdorf
- Mitte (Central)
- Neukölln
- Pankow
- Reinickendorf
- Spandau
- Steglitz-Zehlendorf
- Tempelhof-Schöneberg
- Treptow-Köpenick
Sights
- Alexanderplatz (with the Television Tower)
- Berliner Dom (Berlin's cathedral)
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof (the new main Railway station)
- Brandenburg Gate
- Fernsehturm (the TV tower - the highest building in Germany)
- Potsdamer Platz
- Reichstag building (home of the Bundestag)
- Rotes Rathaus (office of the Governing Mayor)
- Straße des 17. Juni (Street of the 17th of June)
- Siegessäule (Statue of Victory)
- Unter den Linden (the main boulevard)
History of Berlin
- 1244 The first writings about a place called Berlin.
- 1451 The Hohenzollern family moved to Berlin as the place to rule their country
- 1618 – 48 After the Thirty Years' War in Germany, the number of people that lived in Berlin dropped to only 6000.
- 1701 Berlin became capital of Prussia.
- 1709 Berlin and its neighbor city Cölln (not Köln/Cologne) are combined to form the new Berlin.
- 1806 The army of Napoleon Bonaparte moved into Berlin.
- 1871 Berlin became capital of the German Empire.
- 1920 The Old Berlin and some neighbour towns are combined into "Greater Berlin" (Groß-Berlin).
- 1945 The town is divided into four sectors, used by the allies of World War II. There is a Soviet Sector, an American Sector, a British Sector and a French Sector.
- 1949 After foundation of the two Germanies, the town is still divided. There is now West Berlin and East Berlin.
- 1961 The Berlin Wall was built by the communist government of East Germany between the two halves of Berlin.
- 1990 After German reunification, the Berlin Wall is torn down, and there is only one Berlin again. The new Berlin becomes the capital of one Germany.
Gallery
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Potsdamer Platz
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The Theatre of the West
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Bellevue Palace
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Victory column
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International Congress Center
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Berlin Zoo, Polar bear cub "Knut" 24.03.2007
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The Buddy Bear has become an unofficial ambassador for Germany and is a symbol of Berlin.
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Berlin Philharmonic
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Technical University Berlin
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Nefertiti at the Egyptian Museum
Sister cities
Berlin has partnerships with 17 cities.[1] Each of the 12 boroughs also has their sister cities, sometimes called twin cities.
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References
- ↑ "Berlin's international city relations". Der Regierende Bürgermeister von Berlin, Referat IV B. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
Other websites
- http://www.berlin.de - German page
- Berlin Sightseeing Tours
- digital Berlin
- EXBERLINER - English City Magazine
- Berlin City Panoramas - Panoramic Views and virtual Tours of Berlin
- WorldFlicks in Berlin: Photos and interesting places on Google Maps
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