Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 13°18′00″E / 52.51667°N 13.30000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough | Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf |
| Founded | 1705 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 130,013 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 10585, 10587, 10589, 10623, 10625, 10627, 10629, 14052, 14055, 14059 |
| Vehicle registration | B |
Charlottenburg (German: [ʃaʁˈlɔtn̩bʊʁk] ⓘ) is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Established as a town in 1705 and named after Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort of Prussia, it is best known for Charlottenburg Palace - the largest surviving such royal palace in Berlin - and the adjacent museums.
Charlottenburg was an independent city to the west of Berlin until 1920 when it was incorporated into "Groß-Berlin" (Greater Berlin) and transformed into a borough. In the course of Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was merged with the former borough of Wilmersdorf becoming a part of a new borough called Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Later, in 2004, the new borough's districts were rearranged, dividing the former borough of Charlottenburg into the localities of Charlottenburg proper, Westend and Charlottenburg-Nord.