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Friedrichswerder is a

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(''Stadtviertel''), situated in the

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(''Ortsteil'') of

Mitte Mitte () is the first and most central borough of Berlin. The borough consists of six sub-entities: Mitte proper, Gesundbrunnen, Hansaviertel, Moabit, Tiergarten and Wedding. It is one of the two boroughs (the other being Friedrichshain-Kreuz ...

, part of the homonymous borough. It is identical to the town of Friedrichswerder, founded in 1662, which was an independent town until 1710. From 1710, Friedrichswerder belonged to the

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residence city of

. The former town and the later district is named after Elector Friedrich Wilhelm.

Geography

Location

Friedrichswerder lies between the Spreekanal and the moat, which was filled in between 1833 and 1883, the course of which can still be seen today on the property boundaries and which is characterized by the Moorish colonnades and the street on the moat. In the south the district borders on Neu-Kölln, in the west on

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. The

Eiserne Bridge Eiserne Bridge (German: Eiserne Brücke) is a bridge in Mitte, Berlin, Germany. Constructed in the late 19th century as a way to cross the Spreekanal, the bridge has undergone several renovations in recent years, acting as a vital bridge in the c ...

, the

Schlossbrücke Schlossbrücke is a bridge in the central Mitte district of Berlin, Germany. Built between 1821 and 1824 according to plans designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, it was named after the nearby City Palace (''Stadtschloss''). The bridge marks the ...

, the

Schleusen Bridge Schleusen Bridge (German: Schleusenbrücke) is a bridge in Mitte Mitte () is the first and most central borough of Berlin. The borough consists of six sub-entities: Mitte proper, Gesundbrunnen, Hansaviertel, Moabit, Tiergarten and Wedding. ...

and the

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lead to the eastern part of the

Cölln Cölln () was the Twin cities, twin city of Old Berlin (Alt-Berlin) from the 13th century to the 18th century. Cölln was located on the Fischerinsel, Fisher Island section of Spree Island, opposite Altberlin on the western bank of the River ...

district.

Structure

The Friedrichswerder was divided into two quarters around 1727:C.E.Geppert: ''Chronik von Berlin von Entstehung der Stadt bis heute'', Berlin 1840
/ref> *Gertraudenviertel between Alte Leipziger Strasse and Neu-Kölln *Schleusenviertel between Alte Leipziger Strasse and today's Dorotheenstrasse

References

External links

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