Mitte (in German Bezirk Mitte) is the first and most central borough of Berlin (Mitte is German for middle). Mitte encompasses Berlin's historic core and includes some of the most important tourist sites of Berlin (like the Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden and the Reichstag among others), most of which were in former East Berlin. The Brandenburg Gate was the western exit of the historical Berlin until 1861.
Between 1961 and 1990,...
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Mitte (in German Bezirk Mitte) is the first and most central borough of Berlin (Mitte is German for middle). Mitte encompasses Berlin's historic core and includes some of the most important tourist sites of Berlin (like the Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden and the Reichstag among others), most of which were in former East Berlin. The Brandenburg Gate was the western exit of the historical Berlin until 1861.
Between 1961 and 1990, Mitte was a part of East Berlin and was surrounded by the Berlin Wall at its north, south and west. There were some border control points, the most famous of which was Checkpoint Charlie between Kreuzberg and Mitte, which was operated by the U.S. Army and its allies and was open to foreigners and diplomats. Then there was also a checkpoint at the Heinrich - Heine - Straße east of Checkpoint Charlie which was open to citizens of West Germany and West Berlin. In 2001, Berlin's boroughs were reorganized. The former borough of Mitte, located...
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