Berlin is the capital city of Germany and Germany is in the middle of Europe

Berlin

• Berlin is the capital city of Germany and Germany is in the middle of Europe.
• Why shouldn‘t Berlin be the capital city of Europe?

Topics

• Our topics are:
• Geographical location
• History
• Attractions
• Important Dates
• Berlin, the capital city of Europe!
• Pictures

Geographical location

• Berlin is sourrounded by the Bundesland Brandenburg and is in the east of the Republic of Germany. It lies in the lowland of Germany near Baltic Sea. Berlin is subdivided into 12 boroughs.

• Area: 891,75 km²
• Inhabitants: 3.391.407 (30th June, 2005)
• Formation: 12 boroughs and 95 districts
• Mayor: Klaus Wowereit (SPD)
• Govering parties: SPD and Die Linke.PDS

History

• Berlin has a famous History because of it‘s Nazi past with Adolf Hitler who was the leader of Germany. After the second World War it was splitted up into east and west. In the middle of Berlin was the „wall“. Berlin was a symbol for the divide of Europe. In the year 1989 was the reunion of Berlin and also of Europe.

Attractions

• Berlin is famous for it‘s numerous theatres and museums. The most famous are the „Volksbühne“, the „Berliner Ensemble“ and the „Deutsche Theater Berlin“.
• Every year Berlin is celebrating the „Berlinale“ and there is the award of the „Goldener Bär“.
• You can see a lot in Berlin like the „Brandenburger Tor“ who is the emblem of the city. It was build between 1788 and 1791.

Important Dates

• Building of the Wall 13th August, 1961
• Fall of the Wall 9th November, 1989
• German Unfication 3rd October, 1990
• The „Bundestag“ came to Berlin 1991
• On the 1st september, 1999 it began to work in Berlin (government, parlament
• In summer 2000 the „Bundesrat“ changed to Berlin

Berlin, the capital city of Europe!

• Now you have a lot of information about Berlin and you wonder why Berlin should be the capital city of Europe!?
• We have the answer!
• Berlin is one of the famous cultural sights in the world, which everybody knows and which has played and still plays an important role in the history of Europe.
• So Berlin must be the capital city of Europe, because it‘s the best and most beautiful city in the whole world.

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