Berlin is subdivided into 12 boroughs (Bezirke in German), which are administrative units with political rights comparable to incorporated communities in the rest of Germany (although they are not separate legal entities from the city). Map of Berlin districts File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...   Berlin? (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city; down from 4. ... A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. ...

Effective January 1, 2001, the Berlin borough reform reduced the number of Berlin's boroughs from 23 to 12 in order to cut down administration costs. This was achieved by combining several of the old boroughs.

In detail, the old and the new boroughs relate as follows:

(all data as of March 2004) For futher information see: Berlin * [1] Berlin-Mitte or Mitte is the central-most borough of Berlin (Mitte is German for centre). ... Tiergarten (Animal Garden) is a large park and a former borough of Berlin, since 2001 a part of the expanded borough Mitte. ... Wedding (German der Wedding) is a district in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany and was a separate borough in northwestern Berlin until it was fused with Tiergarten and Mitte in 2001. ... Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is a borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. ... Boulevard Karl-Marx-Allee Friedrichshain is a part of Berlins borough Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. ... Kreuzberg Kreuzberg is possibly the most well-known of the boroughs (Bezirke) of Berlin. ... Pankow is a borough of Berlin. ... Prenzlauer Berg is a former borough of Berlin situated in the eastern part of the city. ... Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is a borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf. ... Charlottenburg is an area in Berlin, formerly a borough now part of Charlottenburg_Wilmersdorf. ... Wilmersdorf is an area of Berlin, formerly a borough but since 2001 part of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. ... For the 1980s new wave group, see Spandau Ballet. ... Steglitz-Zehlendorf is a borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Steglitz and Zehlendorf. ... Zehlendorf is the southwestern-most district in Berlin. ... Tempelhof-Schöneberg is a borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Tempelhof and Schöneberg. ... The Tempelhof town hall - due to the merger with Schöneberg now without a mayor Tempelhof was a borough of the city of Berlin that was united with Schöneberg in 2001 to form the Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough. ... Schöneberg is a district of Berlin. ... Neukölln is a borough of Berlin. ... The Districts in borough Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin Treptow-Köpenick is a borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Treptow and Köpenick. ... Treptow is a former borough of Berlin; in 2001 it merged with Köpenick to form the new borough Treptow-Köpenick. ... Köpenick is a former borough of Berlin, since 2001 merged with Treptow to form the new borough Treptow-Köpenick. ... Marzahn-Hellersdorf is one of 12 boroughs of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Marzahn and Hellersdorf. ... Lichtenberg is a borough of Berlin, Germany. ... Reinickendorf is a borough of Berlin. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...