Mitte (locality)
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| Mitte | |
| Quarter of Berlin | |
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| Coordinates | 52°31′10″N 13°24′24″E / 52.51944°N 13.40667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough | Mitte |
| Quarter subdivisions | 13 zones |
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| Area | 10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Population | 79,582 (30 June 2009) |
| - Density | 7,438 /km2 (19,263 /sq mi) |
| Founded | 1920 |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | B |
| Postal codes | (nr. 0101) 10115, 10117, 10119, 10178, 10179 |
| Location of Mitte in Mitte district and Berlin | |
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Mitte is a central locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin in the homonymous district (Bezirk) of Mitte. Until 2001 it was itself an autonomous district.
It is the seat of the berliner city hall (Rotes Rathaus) and of the main tourist attractions of the city. Due to this reasons Mitte is considered the heart of Berlin.
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[edit] History
Due to its position, the history of Mitte corresponds to the history of the entire city until the early 20th century and with the Greater Berlin Act in 1920 it became the first district of the city. During the World War II it was one of the most damaged areas of the city.
Following a territorial redeployment by the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom reshaping the borders of West Berlin's British Sector (in August 1945) geographically western Staaken became - with de facto effect as of 1 February 1951 - an exclave of Mitte, then still a borough of East Berlin. This ended on January 1, 1961, then western Staaken was incorporated into then East German Falkensee, which had already been conveyed its de facto administration since June 1, 1952.
During the period 1961-1990 Mitte, one of the most important boroughs of East Berlin but mainly close to all three western sectors of the city, was surrounded by Berlin Wall. One of the most important borders was the Checkpoint Charlie, nearby Kreuzberg.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Position
Situated in central Berlin and mostly in its old town, it is traversed by the river Spree. It borders with the localities of Tiergarten, Moabit, Wedding, Gesundbrunnen, Prenzlauer Berg (in Pankow district), Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg (both in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district).
[edit] Subdivision
Mitte is subdivided into 13 Zones (Stadtviertel):
- Cölln (1)
- Museum Island (1a)
- Fischer Island (1b)
- Altberlin (2)
- Nikolaiviertel (2a)
- Friedrichswerder (3)
- Neukölln am Wasser (4)
- Dorotheenstadt (5)
- Friedrichstadt (6)
- Luisenstadt (7)
- Stralauer Vorstadt (8)
- Alexanderplatz (9)
- Spandauer Vorstadt (10)
- Scheunenviertel (10a)
- Friedrich-Wilhelm-Stadt (11)
- Oranienburger Vorstadt (12)
- Rosenthaler Vorstadt (13)
[edit] Main sights
[edit] Buildings and structures
[edit] Places, squares and streets
[edit] Photogallery
 Brandenburg Gate |
 Fernsehturm |
 Rotes Rathaus |
 Alexanderplatz |
 Berliner Dom |
 Potsdamer Platz |
 Pergamon Museum |
 Deutscher Dom |
 Nikolaiviertel |
 Museum Island |
 Unter den Linden |
 Friedrichstrasse |
 Neue Synagoge |
 Gendarmenmarkt with Deutscher Dom and Konzerthaus |
 Kunsthaus Tacheles |
 Checkpoint Charlie on Friedrichstrasse |
[edit] Transportation
Mitte is served by S-Bahn lines S5, S7, S75, S9 (both on Berlin Stadtbahn); S1, S2, S25, and U-Bahn lines U2, U5, U6 and U8, as well as numerous tram and bus lines.
[edit] References
[edit] See also
- Berlin Alexanderplatz railway station
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse railway station
- Berlin Potsdamer Platz railway station
[edit] External links
Media related to Mitte at Wikimedia Commons- Webpage of Mitte Ortsteil on berlin.de
Coordinates: 52°31′10″N 13°24′24″E / 52.51944°N 13.40667°E
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