Charlottenburg

Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg Palace
Coat of arms of Charlottenburg
Location of Charlottenburg in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and Berlin
Charlottenburg is located in Germany
Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg is located in Berlin
Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg
Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 13°18′00″E / 52.51667°N 13.30000°E / 52.51667; 13.30000
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughCharlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Founded1705; 319 years ago (1705)
Area
 • Total10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total130,013
 • Density12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
10585, 10587, 10589, 10623, 10625, 10627, 10629, 14052, 14055, 14059
Vehicle registrationB

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 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.

  1. ^ "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2023". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2024.