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{{redirect|Berlin-Mitte|the borough|Mitte}}
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{{Infobox German location
|name = Mitte
|name_local =
|image_photo = Über den Dächern von Berlin.jpg
|image_caption = Panoramic view of Mitte
|type = Quarter
|City = Berlin
|image_coa = Coat of armsDEU Berlin-Mitte borough (1994district) COA.pngsvg
|coordinates = {{coord|52|31|10|N|13|24|24|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|state = Berlin
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|borough = Mitte
|divisions = [[Mitte (locality)#Subdivision|13 zones]]
|Bürgermeistertitel =
|mayor =
|elevation = 52
|area = 10.7
|pop_ref = <ref>{{Population Germany|key=11|datref=QUELLE}}</ref>
|population = 79582
|population = {{Population Germany|key=110101}}
|population_as_of = 2009-06-30
|population_as_of = {{Population Germany|key=11|datref=STAND}}
|postal_code = (nr. 0101) 10115, 10117, 10119, 10178, 10179, 10435
|area_code =
|licence = B
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[[File:Stadtviertel in Berlin-Mitte.png|thumb|right|270px|Zones of Mitte]]
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'''Mitte''' ({{audioIPA|de|ˈmɪtə|-|De-Mitte.ogg|German pronunciation}}); ([[German language|German]] for "middle" or "center", commonly used without an article) is a central localitysection (''{{Lang|de|Ortsteil''}}) of [[Berlin]], Germany, in the homonymouseponymous [[Boroughs of Berlin|districtborough]] (''{{Lang|de|Bezirk''}}) of [[Mitte]]. Until 2001, it was itself an autonomous district.
 
ItMitte proper comprises the [[Historic district|historic center]] of [[Alt-Old Berlin]], centered aroundwith the medieval churches of [[NikolaikircheSt. Nicholas Church, Berlin|St. Nicholas]] and [[St. Mary's Church, Berlin|St. Mary]], renownedthe [[Museum Island]], the city hallbuildings ([[Rotes Rathaus]], the city administrative buildingand [[Altes Stadthaus, Berlin|Altes Stadthaus]]), the famous [[Fernsehturm Berlin|Fernsehturm]], and the [[Brandenburg Gate]], at the end ofalong the central boulevard of [[Unter den Linden]] and more main tourist attractions of the city. For these reasons, Mitte is considered the "heart" of Berlin.
 
==History==
[[File:ZLB-Berliner Ansichten-Januar.jpg|thumb|leftright|170px270px|Map of 1688]]
{{see also|Cölln|History of Berlin}}
TheMitte historycomprises the historic center of MitteBerlin ({{Lang|de|Altberlin}} and {{Lang|de|Cölln}}). Its history thus corresponds to the history of the entire city until the early 20th century, and with the [[Greater Berlin Act]] in 1920 it became the first district of the city. It was among the areas of the city most heavily damaged in [[World War II]].
 
Following a territorial redeployment by the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[United Kingdom]] that reshaped the borders of [[West Berlin]]'s British Sector in August 1945, the western part of [[Staaken#History|Staaken]] became in effect as of 1 February 1951 an [[exclave]] of Mitte, then still a borough of [[East Berlin]]. This ended on 1 January 1961, when western Staaken was incorporated into then East German [[Falkensee]], which had already been under its de facto administration since 1 June 1952.
 
Between 1961 and 1990, Mitte, one of the most important boroughs of East Berlin but close to all three [[West Berlin|western sectors]] of the city, was almost surrounded by the [[Berlin Wall]]. One of the most important border crossings was [[Checkpoint Charlie]], near [[Kreuzberg]].<ref>{{in lang|de}} [https://www.berlin.de/ba-mitte/bezirk/ortsteile/mitte.html Historical infos about Mitte]</ref>
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===Position===
Situated in central Berlin and mostly in its old town, it is traversed by the river [[Spree (river)|Spree]]. It borders the localities (''Ortsteile'') of [[Tiergarten, Berlin|Tiergarten]], [[Moabit]], [[Wedding (Berlin)|Wedding]], [[Gesundbrunnen (Berlin)|Gesundbrunnen]] (all in Mitte district), [[Prenzlauer Berg]] (in [[Pankow]] district), [[Friedrichshain]], and [[Kreuzberg]] (both in [[Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg]] district).
 
===Subdivision===
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*[[Altes Stadthaus, Berlin|Altes Stadthaus]]
*[[Berlin Cathedral]]
*[[Berlin Palace]] with the [[Humboldt Forum]]
*[[Berlin State Opera]]
*[[Berliner Ensemble]]
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*[[Humboldt University of Berlin|Humboldt University]]
*[[James Simon Gallery]]
*[[Kino Babylon]]
*[[Konzerthaus Berlin]]
*[[Kunsthaus Tacheles]]
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*[[New Synagogue (Berlin)|Neue Synagoge]]
*[[Neues Museum]]
*[[St. Nicholas Church, Berlin|Nikolaikirche]]
*[[Palace of the Republic, Berlin|Palast der Republik]]
*[[Pergamon Museum]]
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===Photogallery===
<gallery widths="150">
Image:Braniborská brána.jpg|Brandenburg Gate
Image:Neptunbrunnen and Fernsehturm (8330762719).jpg|Fernsehturm
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Image:PotsdamerPlatz Vogelperspektive 2004 1.jpg|Potsdamer Platz
Image:Pergamonmuseum Front.jpg|Pergamon Museum
Image:Berlin2023 Berliner Dom Karl-Liebknecht Westfassade -Straße- 01.JPGjpg|Berlin Cathedral and Karl-Liebknecht-Straße
Image:Berlin Staatsoper Zuschauerraum 2.jpg|Inside Berlin State Opera
Image:FW Nikolaikirche (Berlin).JPG|NikolaiviertelNikolaikirche
Image:Mitte Nikolaikirchplatz-001.jpg|Nikolaiviertel
Image:Berliner Schloss (August 2023).jpg|Berlin Palace with the Humboldt Forum
Image:Bode_Museum.jpg|Museum Island
Image:Berlin Bebelplatz asv2018-05 img1.jpg|St. Hedwig's Cathedral
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==External links==
{{wikivoyage|Berlin/Mitte}}
{{commons-inline|Category:Berlin-Mitte|Mitte}}
*[https://www.berlin.de/ba-mitte/bezirk/ortsteile/mitte.html Webpage of Mitte ''Ortsteil'' on www.berlin.de]
 
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[[Category:Mitte|*Mitte]]<!--ORTSTEIL. MARKED WITH AN ASTERIKS. CATMAIN IS FOR M. DISTRICT-->
[[Category:Former boroughs of Berlin]]
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