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Mitte North is a district in Berlin and covers Wedding, Gesundbrunnen and Moabit.

Wedding and Gesundbrunnen formed the Bezirk of Wedding prior to 2001 when the boundaries were redrawn. Wedding has a long tradition of being home to the working class and accordingly voted "red" for most of the Kaiserreich and Weimar era. During partition it lay on the west side of the wall and attracted an above average number of immigrants, particularly of Turkish descent. Since reunification it has been gentrifying much like Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg albeit not at the same breakneck pace.

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The areas of Wedding and Gesundbrunnen used to be contained in the Bezirk Wedding until 2001 when they were merged into the Bezirk Mitte but the names and boundaries were retained for the Ortsteile. Wedding used to be known in Weimar times as "der rote Wedding" due to its working class left wing population. In later times, many immigrants, particularly Turks moved to the area. Nowadays Wedding is also increasingly gentrifying.

Gesundbrunnen is named for a fountain that was ascribed beneficial properties for people's health. However said fountain is no longer extant.

Get in

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Map
Map of Berlin-Mitte-North

By urban rail

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  • 1 Leopoldplatz . the main entry point for Wedding Leopoldplatz metro station (Q1960809) on Wikidata Leopoldplatz (Berlin U-Bahn) on Wikipedia
  • 2 Osloer Straße . Is an entry point for the North of Gesundbrunnen and exchange between lines U8 and U9 Osloer Straße metro station (Q662217) on Wikidata Osloer Straße (Berlin U-Bahn) on Wikipedia

By long distance train

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  • 1 Berlin-Gesundbrunnen (in the district Gesundbrunnen). The station would be "Nordkreuz" if it were named with the same logic as Ostkreuz, Westkreuz and Südkreuz. It is served by numerous long distance trains as well as regional trains. Berlin-Gesundbrunnen station (Q678286) on Wikidata Berlin-Gesundbrunnen station on Wikipedia

See

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  • 1 Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart (Museum for the Present), Invalidenstraße 50-51 (S+U Hauptbahnhof), +49 30 266424242. Tu W F–Su 10:00–18:00, Th 10:00–20:00. Museum for Contemporary Art located in former Hamburger Bahnhof train station. Big halls filled with artworks made since 1960s. In 2004 Rieckhallen, former Lehrter Bahnhof, was opened and now provides exhibition space for the Friedrich Christian Flick Collection. Free public guided tours (in English): Sa and Su at 12:00. €10, concession €5, under 18 years free. Free entry for everyone every first Thursday of the month from 16:00-20:00. Hamburger Bahnhof (Q584756) on Wikidata Hamburger Bahnhof on Wikipedia
  • 2 Berlin from below (Berliner Unterwelten), Brunnenstraße 105 (at Gesundbrunnen station). Several daily tours 10:00-16:00 in different languages. Go on guided tours below Berlin to the World War II bunkers, flak towers, Cold War defence shelters, etc.
  • 3 Humboldthain (Humboldthain S-Bahnhof). A pleasant park, featuring an anti-aircraft gun emplacement ("Flakturm") which offers sweeping views over Berlin Humboldthain (Q2532125) on Wikidata de:Volkspark Humboldthain on Wikipedia

Do

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Buy

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  • 1 Arminiusmarkthalle, Arminiusstraße 2-4. Sun closed. A market hall offering a mix of stalls with fresh and ready to eat produce (butchers, bakeries, delicatessen, etc.), and cafes and bars.
  • 2 Gesundbrunnen Center. Gesundbrunnen-Center (Q1519740) on Wikidata

Eat

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Mid-range

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  • 1 Restaurant Angkor Wat, Paulstraße 22, +49 30-393 39 22. M-F 18:00-00:00; Sa Su 12:00-00:00. Very good Cambodian restaurant with authentic style. Lunch & dinner sets are excellent values.
  • 2 Agni, Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 1, 10553 Berlin, +49 176 49220550. M-F 11:00-15:00 and 18:00-22:00; Sa Su and holidays 18:00-22:00. Excellent Indian food.

Drink

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