Checkpoint Charlie

Summary

Checkpoint Charlie is a Berlin border crossing^[1]. It draws 992 Wikipedia views per month (berlin_border_crossing category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Checkpoint Charlie is located in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg^[3].
• Checkpoint Charlie is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Checkpoint Charlie's image is recorded as Checkpoint Charlie Berlin.jpg^[5].
• Checkpoint Charlie's image is recorded as 06 Friedrichstrasse, Berlin - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency.jpg^[6].
• Checkpoint Charlie's instance of is recorded as Berlin border crossing^[7].
• Checkpoint Charlie's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[8].
• Checkpoint Charlie's GND ID is recorded as 4131455-4^[9].
• Checkpoint Charlie's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2009002411^[10].
• Checkpoint Charlie's location is recorded as Friedrichstadt^[11].
• Checkpoint Charlie's location is recorded as Kreuzberg^[12].
• Checkpoint Charlie's part of is recorded as Berlin Wall^[13].
• Checkpoint Charlie's part of is recorded as Inner German border^[14].
• Checkpoint Charlie's Commons category is recorded as Checkpoint Charlie^[15].
• +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Checkpoint Charlie^[16].
• Checkpoint Charlie was dissolved in +1990-06-30T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Checkpoint Charlie's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.5075, 'lon': 13.390277777777778}^[18].
• Checkpoint Charlie's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ck3b^[19].
• Checkpoint Charlie's located on street is recorded as Friedrichstraße^[20].
• Checkpoint Charlie's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph928078^[21].
• Checkpoint Charlie's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Checkpoint Charlie^[22].
• Checkpoint Charlie's Commons gallery is recorded as Checkpoint Charlie^[23].
• Checkpoint Charlie's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Checkpoint-Charlie^[24].
• Checkpoint Charlie's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6944057^[25].
• Checkpoint Charlie's BBC Things ID is recorded as 2e932eee-48b1-4b48-897e-288b98808c89^[26].
• Checkpoint Charlie's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Checkpoint Charlie'}^[27].

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Geography

Checkpoint Charlie is in the country of Germany^[4]. It is located in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg^[3]. Part of include Berlin Wall^[13], a cordon^[28], in German Democratic Republic^[29], founded in 1961^[30] and Inner German border^[14], an international border^[31], in German Democratic Republic^[32], founded in 1949^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Berlin border crossing^[7] and tourist attraction^[8].

History and Context

+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Checkpoint Charlie^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Checkpoint Charlie include Wall Museum^[34], a military museum^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1963^[37] and Kochstraße^[38], a Berlin U-Bahn station^[39], in Germany^[40].

Why It Matters

Checkpoint Charlie draws 992 Wikipedia views per month (berlin_border_crossing category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Wall Museum^[34], a military museum^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1963^[37] and Kochstraße^[38], a Berlin U-Bahn station^[39], in Germany^[40].