Bornholmer Strasse crossing
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The Bornholmer Strasse crossing was a key border checkpoint between East and West Berlin that became historically significant as the first crossing opened during the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
border crossing
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checkpoint → historical site → |
| associatedWith |
German reunification
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peaceful revolution in East Germany → |
| borderBetween |
East Berlin
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Federal Republic of Germany → German Democratic Republic → West Berlin → |
| city |
Berlin
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| controlledBy |
East German border guards
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Grenztruppen der DDR → |
| coordinates |
52.553°N 13.398°E
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| country |
East Germany
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West Berlin → |
| crosses |
railway tracks at Bornholmer Strasse
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| currentUse |
urban road crossing without border controls
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| dateOfEvent |
1989-11-09
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| decisionMadeBy |
local border commander to open the crossing without clear higher orders on 1989-11-09
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| era |
Cold War
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| event |
first opening of a Berlin Wall crossing for East German citizens on 1989-11-09
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| hasLanguage |
German name "Grenzübergang Bornholmer Straße"
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| heritage |
part of Berlin Wall remembrance sites
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| historicallySignificantFor |
fall of the Berlin Wall
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first border crossing opened on 1989-11-09 → |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
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Bornholmer Strasse → Germany → Pankow → Prenzlauer Berg → |
| memorial |
site commemorating the opening of the border on 1989-11-09
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| memorialType |
information panels and markers about the Berlin Wall
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| near |
Bösebrücke
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| notableEvent |
large crowds of East Germans crossed into West Berlin on the night of 1989-11-09
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| notablePersonInvolved |
Harald Jäger
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| openedToCivilianTrafficOn |
1961-08-13
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| partOf |
Berlin Wall
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Inner German border → |
| region |
East Berlin
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West Berlin → |
| significance |
symbol of the collapse of the Eastern Bloc
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symbol of the end of German division → |
| status |
no longer a functioning border crossing
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| transportConnection |
Bornholmer Strasse S-Bahn station
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S-Bahn Ringbahn in Berlin → |
| usedFor |
border controls
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pedestrian traffic → vehicular traffic → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bornholmer Strasse crossing
("German name "Grenzübergang Bornholmer Straße"")
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hasLanguage |
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Berlin Wall
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notableLocation |