West Berlin

the Western sectors of Berlin between 1945 and 1990
Place enclave Q56036
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Summary

West Berlin is an enclave[1].

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Allied-occupied Germany[2]
  • Country: Allied-occupied Germany[3], West Germany[4]
  • Continent: Europe[5]
  • Instance of: disputed territory[6]
  • Official language: German[7]
  • Shares border with: East Berlin[8], State of Brandenburg[9], Potsdam District[10]
  • Flag: flag of Berlin[11]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Berlin[12]
  • Located in time zone: Central European Time[13]
  • Enclave within: German Democratic Republic[14]
  • Inception: 1949[15]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: October 3, 1990[16]
  • Population: 1,984,837[17]
  • Territory claimed by: German Democratic Republic[18]
  • Replaced by: Berlin[19]
  • Official name: Berlin (West)[20]
  • Demonym: Δυτικοβερολινέζος[21], Δυτικοβερολινέζα[22], Δυτικοβερολινέζοι[23]
  • Native label: West-Berlin[24]
  • Area: 479.9 km²[25]
  • Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Berlin[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 89067
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 89067, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  2. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0331794-Berlin-Nemecko-zapadni
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0331794-Berlin-Nemecko-zapadni, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  3. 21w ago · Thoasp · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → allied-occupied Germany, West Germany
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Country: West Germany"
  4. 26w ago · Mariobanana · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enclave within → East Germany
    Replaced by → Berlin
    Replaced by → —
    Flag → flag of Berlin
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pixiv encyclopedia id: 西ベルリン"
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