federated state, capital and largest city of Germany
  • Berlin, Germany
  • Berlin (Germany)
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Berlin
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    Berlin
    federated state, capital and largest city of Germany
    • Berlin, Germany
    • Berlin (Germany)
    • DE-BE

    Statements

    image
    Cityscape Berlin.jpg
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    media legend
    Berlins bybillede (Danish)
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    video
    Google Timelapse- Berlin, Germany.webm
    12 s, 3,840 × 2,160; 27.59 MB
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    official name
    Berlin (German)
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    native label
    Berlin (German)
    pronunciation audio
    De-Berlin.ogg
    0.7 s; 12 KB
    LL-Q188 (deu)-Ionenlaser-Berlin.wav
    1.1 s; 97 KB
    IPA transcription
    bɛɐ̯ˈliːn
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    demonym
    Berlinerin (German)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    Berliner (English)
    applies to part
    singular
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    Berliners (English)
    applies to part
    plural
    statement is subject of
    Berliners
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    Berlinano (Esperanto)
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    berlinés (Spanish)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    berlinesa (Spanish)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    ברלינאי (Hebrew)
    applies to part
    masculine
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    ברלינאית (Hebrew)
    applies to part
    feminine
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    berlinez (Romanian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    berlineză (Romanian)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    برليني (Arabic)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    برلينية (Arabic)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
    plural
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    berlinli (Azerbaijani)
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    official language
    German
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    continent
    Europe
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    country
    Margraviate of Brandenburg
    end time
    26 August 1618Gregorian
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    Brandenburg-Prussia
    end time
    17 January 1701Gregorian
    start time
    27 August 1618Gregorian
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    Kingdom of Prussia
    end time
    17 January 1871Gregorian
    start time
    18 January 1701Gregorian
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    North German Confederation
    start time
    1 July 1867Gregorian
    end time
    30 December 1870Gregorian
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    German Empire
    start time
    1 January 1871Gregorian
    end time
    28 November 1918Gregorian
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    Weimar Republic
    start time
    28 November 1918Gregorian
    end time
    29 January 1933
    1 reference
    archINFORM location ID
    289
    stated in
    archINFORM
    retrieved
    27 February 2019
    Nazi Germany
    start time
    30 January 1933
    end time
    8 May 1945
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    German Democratic Republic
    end time
    2 October 1990
    start time
    7 October 1949
    applies to part
    East Berlin
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    Germany
    start time
    3 October 1990
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    stated in
    archINFORM
    archINFORM location ID
    289
    retrieved
    27 February 2019
    stated in
    Global LEI index
    retrieved
    17 September 2024
    coordinates of easternmost point

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    52°26'15.58"N, 13°45'39.74"E
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    coordinates of northernmost point

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    52°40'31.44"N, 13°28'45.98"E
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    coordinates of southernmost point

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    52°20'18.92"N, 13°38'53.41"E
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    coordinates of westernmost point

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    52°25'10.60"N, 13°5'17.70"E
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    geoshape
    Data:Berlin.map
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    head of government
    Ernst Reuter
    end time
    22 October 1953
    start time
    7 December 1948
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    Walther Schreiber
    end time
    11 January 1955
    start time
    22 October 1953
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    Otto Suhr
    end time
    30 August 1957
    start time
    11 January 1955
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    Franz Amrehn
    end time
    3 October 1957
    start time
    30 August 1957
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    Willy Brandt
    start time
    3 October 1957
    end time
    1 December 1966
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    Heinrich Albertz
    end time
    19 October 1967
    start time
    1 December 1966
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    Klaus Schütz
    end time
    2 May 1977
    start time
    19 October 1967
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    Dietrich Stobbe
    end time
    23 January 1981
    start time
    2 May 1977
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    Hans-Jochen Vogel
    end time
    11 June 1981
    start time
    23 January 1981
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    Richard von Weizsäcker
    end time
    9 February 1984
    start time
    11 June 1981
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    Eberhard Diepgen
    start time
    9 February 1984
    end time
    16 March 1989
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    Walter Momper
    end time
    24 January 1991
    start time
    16 March 1989
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    Eberhard Diepgen
    start time
    24 January 1991
    end time
    16 June 2001
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    Klaus Wowereit
    start time
    16 June 2001
    end time
    11 December 2014
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    Michael Müller
    member of political party
    Social Democratic Party of Germany
    start time
    11 December 2014
    end time
    21 December 2021
    2 references
    reference URL
    https://www.rbb24.de/politik/beitrag/2021/12/regierende-buergermeister-berlin-amtsinhaber-ernst-reuter-michael-mueller.html
    title
    Von Reuter bis Müller: Die Regierenden Bürgermeister Berlins (German)
    publication date
    21 December 2021
    publisher
    Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
    retrieved
    29 December 2021
    reference URL
    https://www.rbb24.de/politik/beitrag/2021/12/berlin-wahl-giffey-regierende-buergermeisterin-abgeordnetenhaus-senatoren-spd-gruene-linke.html
    title
    Franziska Giffey ist neue Regierende Bürgermeisterin von Berlin (German)
    publication date
    21 December 2021
    publisher
    Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
    quotation
    Nach ihrer Wahl fuhr Giffey ins Rote Rathaus, um dort die Amtsgeschäfte von ihrem Vorgänger Michael Müller zu übernehmen. (German)
    retrieved
    29 December 2021
    Franziska Giffey
    member of political party
    Social Democratic Party of Germany
    start time
    21 December 2021
    end time
    27 April 2023
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://www.rbb24.de/politik/beitrag/2021/12/berlin-wahl-giffey-regierende-buergermeisterin-abgeordnetenhaus-senatoren-spd-gruene-linke.html
    title
    Franziska Giffey ist neue Regierende Bürgermeisterin von Berlin (German)
    publication date
    21 December 2021
    publisher
    Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
    quotation
    Nach ihrer Wahl fuhr Giffey ins Rote Rathaus, um dort die Amtsgeschäfte von ihrem Vorgänger Michael Müller zu übernehmen. (German)
    retrieved
    29 December 2021
    highest judicial authority
    Constitutional Court of the State of Berlin
    1 reference
    stated in
    Constitution of Berlin
    section, verse, paragraph, or clause
    Artikel 84
    quotation
    (1) Es wird ein Verfassungsgerichtshof gebildet, der aus neun Mitgliedern besteht (einem Präsidenten, einem Vizepräsidenten und sieben Verfassungsrichtern), von denen drei zum Zeitpunkt ihrer Wahl Berufsrichter sind und drei weitere die Befähigung zum Richteramt haben. Die Mitglieder des Verfassungsgerichtshofes werden durch das Abgeordnetenhaus mit Zweidrittelmehrheit gewählt. (German)
    reference URL
    https://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/regierender-buergermeister/verfassung/artikel.41513.php
    population
    1,200
    point in time
    1250Gregorian
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    7,000
    point in time
    1307Gregorian
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    8,500
    point in time
    1400Gregorian
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    7,000
    point in time
    1450Gregorian
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    12,000
    point in time
    1576Gregorian
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    9,000
    point in time
    1600
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    8,100
    point in time
    1631
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    7,500
    point in time
    1640
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    6,000
    point in time
    1648
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    10,000
    point in time
    1680
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    17,000
    point in time
    1685
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    19,000±1,000
    point in time
    1688
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    113,289
    point in time
    1750
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    136,137
    point in time
    1775
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    172,132
    point in time
    1800
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    172,988
    point in time
    1801
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    219,968
    point in time
    1825
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    401,972
    point in time
    1852
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    1,888,848
    point in time
    31 December 1900Gregorian
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    2,071,257
    point in time
    31 December 1910Gregorian
    0 references
    3,879,409
    point in time
    31 December 1920Gregorian
    0 references
    4,332,834
    point in time
    31 December 1930
    0 references
    4,330,810
    point in time
    31 December 1940
    0 references
    3,336,026
    point in time
    31 December 1950
    0 references
    3,274,016
    point in time
    31 December 1960
    0 references
    3,208,719
    point in time
    31 December 1970
    0 references
    3,048,759
    point in time
    31 December 1980
    0 references
    3,433,695
    point in time
    31 December 1990
    0 references
    3,382,169
    point in time
    31 December 2000
    0 references
    3,375,222
    point in time
    31 December 2012
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    imported from Wikimedia project
    German Wikipedia
    elevation above sea level
    34±1 metre
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    twinned administrative body
    Los Angeles
    start time
    27 June 1967
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