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West Berlin (German: Berlin (West) or West-Berlin, German pronunciation: [ˈvɛstbɛʁˌliːn] ⓘ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin from 1948 until 1990, during the Cold War.
Where was the Berlin Wall? See where it was with this interactive mobile-friendly map.
Where was the Berlin Wall? See where it was with this interactive mobile-friendly map
West Berlin, the western part of the German city of Berlin, which, until the reunification of Germany in 1990, was treated as a city and Land (state) of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), though it was not constitutionally part of that country.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer, pronounced [bɛʁˌliːnɐ ˈmaʊɐ] ⓘ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; West Germany) from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic (GDR; East Germany).
This map shows the impact of the building of the Berlin Wall on August 13, 1961. Initially, the Wall sealed off the Soviet sector of the city (i.e., East Berlin) from the three Western sectors (West Berlin). (Over time, another wall was built to secure West Berlin's external border with the GDR.)
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Jun 29, 2024 · What was called the New West End, developed after old Berlin had outgrown its space, became West Berlin. The U.S. sector was formed by the six southern districts; the British sector embraced the four central and western districts; and the French were allotted the two northern districts.
