Berlin is Located in Eastern Germany

Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. It isBonn. Today, the Cold War and the iconic events of
the countries largest city in area and population andNovember 1989, which saw the Berlin Wall torn to
the second most populous city in the European Union.pieces by those whom it had oppressed for so long,
Berlin is located in eastern Germany, about 70are starting to seem like a distant memory and all the
kilometres west of the border with Poland. Thetalk in Berlin is of the future.
landscape was shaped by ice sheets during the lastA major tourist and shopping destination and is well
ice age.known for its diverse range of convention venues
Berlin is one of the most influential centres inand media outlets. It is home to some of the worlds
European politics, culture and science. The city servesmost prominent universities, theatres and museums.
as an important junction of national and continentalThe rapidly changing metropolis at present enjoys an
transportation.international reputation for its festivals, vibrant
First documented in the 13th century, Berlin becamenightlife, contemporary architecture, and arts. Being
the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701 and ofhome to people from over 180 nations, Berlin is a
the German Empire in 1871 and remained so duringmagnet for individuals who are attracted by its liberal
periods of Weimar Republic and Third Reich until 1945.lifestyle, urban eclecticism, and artistic freedom.
In times of division the German Democratic RepublicContrary to the usual cliches about Germany, Berlin is
claimed East Berlin as its capital, while West Berlina city with a laid back attitude and some of the
was a democratic island surrounded by Eastliveliest nightlife in Europe. In Berlin today, there is
Germany. Following German reunification in 1990,everything from authentic beer halls and old Soviet
Berlin again became capital of Germany.era haunts right through to buzzing style bars and
After a fifty year lull, Berlin is back, back as theLatino nightclubs.
capital of a reunified Germany and back as one ofThe climate is equally eclectic, with hot summer days
Europes greatest cities. After World War II, Berlingiving way to occasionally freezing temperatures
was a crippled pawn, sandwiched between East andduring the long grey winter. Todays experience is to
West, with a literal and metaphoric wall deeplylaze through a summer day in the Tiergarten with the
dividing the two halves. The north eastern Germanrabble of construction just out of earshot, sipping on
city even suffered the ignominy of losing its capitala chilled Pilsner beer, while witnessing a city
status, as the West German government fled toreinventing itself as one of Europes finest capitals.