Tiergarten (Berlin)

Tiergarten
Panoramic view of the southern part of Tiergarten
Panoramic view of the southern part of Tiergarten
Coat of arms of Tiergarten
Location of Tiergarten in Mitte borough and Berlin
Tiergarten is located in Germany
Tiergarten
Tiergarten
Tiergarten is located in Berlin
Tiergarten
Tiergarten
Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 13°22′00″E / 52.51667°N 13.36667°E / 52.51667; 13.36667
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughMitte
Founded1861
Area
 • Total
5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
16,313
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
10557, 10785, 10787
Vehicle registrationB

Tiergarten (German: [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌɡaʁtn̩] , literally Animal Garden, historically meaning deer park or hunting game park[2]) is a locality within the borough of Mitte, in central Berlin (Germany). Notable for the great and homonymous urban park, before German reunification, it was a part of West Berlin. Until Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, Tiergarten was also the name of a borough (Bezirk), consisting of the current locality (Ortsteil) of Tiergarten (formerly called Tiergarten-Süd) plus Hansaviertel and Moabit. A new system of road and rail tunnels runs under the park towards Berlin's main station in nearby Moabit.

  1. ^ "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2023". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2024.
  2. ^ As still recalled in Tiergarten's coat of arms the meaning of 'Tier' used to be narrower in history than in modern German, originally describing 'game', i.e. non-domesticated animals hunted, and among them preferently the deer.