Berlin (/bÉœË rˈlɪn/; German: [bÉ›Ê ËˆliË n] (listen)) is the
capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its
3,769,495 inhabitants as of 31 December 2019 make it the most populous
city of the European Union, according to population within city
limits. The city is also one of Germany's 16 federal states. It is
surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and contiguous with Potsdam,
Brandenburg's capital. The two cities are at the center of the
Berlin-Brandenburg capital region, which is, with about six million
inhabitants and an area of more than 30,000 km2, Germany's
third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main
regions.Berlin (/bÉœË rˈlɪn/; German: [bÉ›Ê ËˆliË n] (listen)) is
the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population.
Its 3,769,495 inhabitants as of 31 December 2019 make it the most
populous city of the European Union, according to population within
city limits. The city is also one of Germany's 16 federal states. It
is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and contiguous with
Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. The two cities are at the center of
the Berlin-Brandenburg capital region, which is, with about six
million inhabitants and an area of more than 30,000 km2, Germany's
third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main
regions.Berlin straddles the banks of the River Spree, which flows
into the River Havel (a tributary of the River Elbe) in the western
borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are
the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the
Spree, Havel, and Dahme rivers (the largest of which is Lake
Müggelsee). Due to its location in the European Plain, Berlin is
influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. About one-third of the
city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers, canals and
lakes. The city lies in the Central German dialect area, the Berlin
dialect being a variant of the Lusatian-New Marchian dialects.First
documented in the 13th century and situated at the crossing of two
important historic trade routes, Berlin became the capital of the
Margraviate of Brandenburg (1417â€"1701), the Kingdom of Prussia
(1701â€"1918), the German Empire (1871â€"1918), the Weimar Republic
(1919â€"1933), and the Third Reich (1933â€"1945). Berlin in the 1920s
was the third-largest municipality in the world. After World War II
and its subsequent occupation by the victorious countries, the city
was divided; West Berlin became a de facto West German exclave,
surrounded by the Berlin Wall (1961â€"1989) and East German territory.
East Berlin was declared capital of East Germany, while Bonn became
the West German capital. Following German reunification in 1990,
Berlin once again became the capital of all of Germany. Berlin Top Movies & Young Movies