Mitte
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This article is about the district in Berlin. For the locality within Mitte, see Mitte (locality). For other uses, see Mitte (disambiguation).
Mitte (German: [ˈmɪtə] ⓘ) is the first and most central borough of Berlin. The borough consists of six sub-entities: Mitte proper, Gesundbrunnen, Hansaviertel, Moabit, Tiergarten and Wedding.
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Mitte | |
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Coordinates: 52°31′N 13°22′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Berlin |
City | Berlin |
Subdivisions | 6 localities |
Government | |
• Borough Mayor | Stefanie Remlinger (Greens) |
Area | |
• Total | 39.47 km2 (15.24 sq mi) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 383,360 |
• Density | 9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | B |
Website | Official homepage |
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It is one of the two boroughs (the other being Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg) which were formerly divided between East Berlin and West Berlin. Mitte encompasses Berlin's historic core and includes some of the most important tourist sites of Berlin like the Reichstag and Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Checkpoint Charlie, Museum Island, the TV tower, Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, Potsdamer Platz, Alexanderplatz, the latter six of which were in former East Berlin.