Bernauer Straße
| Bernauer Strasse | |
Bernauer Straße in 1978: Walled up Versöhnungskirche (Reconciliation Church Versöhnungskirche (Berlin-Mitte)), demolished 1985; replaced by the Kapelle der Versöhnung (Chapel of Reconciliation) in 2000 | |
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| Namesake | Bernau bei Berlin |
| Type | Street |
| Length | c. 1,380 m (4,530 ft) |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Quarter | Mitte, Gesundbrunnen, Prenzlauer Berg |
| Nearest metro station | |
| Coordinates | 52°32′15″N 13°23′36″E / 52.5375°N 13.3933°E |
| Southwest end |
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| Major junctions |
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| Northeast end |
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Bernauer Straße, or Bernauer Strasse (see ß), is a street of Berlin situated between the localities of Gesundbrunnen and Mitte, today both belonging to the Mitte borough. It runs from the Mauerpark at the corner of Prenzlauer Berg to the Nordbahnhof. The street's name refers to the town of Bernau bei Berlin, situated in Brandenburg.
When Berlin was a divided city, the Berlin Wall erected in 1961 ran along this street. Bernauer Straße became famous for escapes from windows of apartment blocks in the eastern part of the city, down to the street, which was in the West. Several people died here when the border was first enforced.