Cölln

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former settlement historic town part of Berlin

Cölln was a historic town on the River Spree that, together with Berlin, formed the core of what later became the city of Berlin.

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former settlement →
historic town →
part of Berlin →
adjacentTo Berlin (Alt-Berlin) →
connectedBy Mühlendamm causeway →
country Margraviate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED →
demolishedStructures Petrikirche →
economy crafts →
fishing →
trade →
firstMentionedAs Colonia →
firstMentionedInYear 1237 →
formedCoreOf Berlin →
historic city of Berlin-Cölln →
foundedInCentury 13th century →
governedBy city council →
hasPart Breite Straße NERFINISHED →
Fischerinsel NERFINISHED →
Schlossplatz area →
heritage considered birthplace of Berlin →
historicalRegion Brandenburg NERFINISHED →
historicalStatus independent town →
sister city of Berlin →
language German →
Middle Low German →
laterBecame part of Berlin-Mitte borough →
locatedIn Berlin →
Holy Roman Empire →
present-day Germany →
locatedNear Mühlendamm bridge →
locatedOn River Spree NERFINISHED →
Spree Island NERFINISHED →
mergedWith Berlin →
modernRemnant Fischerinsel neighborhood →
street name Breite Straße in Berlin-Mitte →
notableBuilding Berlin City Palace (Berliner Schloss) →
Cölln town hall →
St. Peter’s Church (Petrikirche) →
nowPartOf Berlin city centre →
Mitte district →
partOf Alt-Berlin →
religion Christianity →
toponymOrigin Latin colonia →
twinSettlementWith Berlin →
unificationCentury 18th century →
unifiedInto Berlin →
urbanDevelopment densely built waterfront →
medieval street pattern →
Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg →
birthPlace
Berlin →
mergedWith
Joachim I Nestor of Brandenburg →
residence
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