Bernau bei Berlin
Bernau bei Berlin (English Bernau near Berlin) is a German city in the Barnim district. The city is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Berlin.
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bernau bei Berlin within Barnim district  | |
| Coordinates: 52°40′00″N 13°34′59″E / 52.66667°N 13.58306°ECoordinates: 52°40′00″N 13°34′59″E / 52.66667°N 13.58306°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Barnim |
| Subdivisions | Hauptort und 4 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | André Stahl (Die Linke) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 103.73 km2 (40.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2006-12-31) | |
| • Total | 35,546 |
| • Density | 342.678/km2 (887.53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 16321 |
| Vehicle registration | BAR, BER, EW |
| Website | www.bernau-bei-berlin.de |
In 1842 a railway line was opened. One of the first electrical suburban railway lines in the world has been opened in 1924. This line of the Berlin S-Bahn connected Bernau with station Stettiner Bahnhof (today Berlin Nordbahnhof) in Berlin. The Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (ADGB) (General German Confederation of Trade Unions) opened its school in 1930. The Waldsiedlung (engl. residential area in the wood) is a district of the city where the political leaders of the GDR lived isolated from the people.
Twinned cities
Bernau Bei Berlin Media
pronunciation recording
Historic Image of Bernau in ~ 1650
Bernau bei Berlin Pulverturm
Marienkirche Bernau bei Berlin
Bernau bei Berlin Hohe Steinstraße
Monument for the victims of witch-hunt in Bernau
Local District Court in Bernau in Brandenburg, Germany
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
Listed building in Bernau in Brandenburg, Germany
References
Other websites
Media related to Bernau bei Berlin at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of the city (German)