Blocking Off Bergstrasse - Berlin, Germany
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N 52° 32.014 E 013° 23.322
33U E 390707 N 5821605
Located at a Park in Berlin marking the boundaries of the Berlin Wall.
Waymark Code: WMPX0B
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date Posted: 11/01/2015
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The sign is in German and English and the English portion reads:
"Blocking Off Bergstrasse
Bergstrasse was created in 1752 and as of 1945 it
crossed the sector border at Bernauer Strasse.
The border was guarded by East Berlin Police
even before the Wall was built. Bergstrasse
has been divided since 1961, It was blocked off with
barbed wire on August 13; later a wall was built. Until
1989 around 300 streets were blocked by the Berlin
Wall, today Bergstrasse is the only street in Berlin
still divided by it."
Group that erected the marker: City of Berlin
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Bergstrasse
Berlin, Germany
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