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Berliner Innenstadt in Mitte, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)
 

Zeittafel der Berliner Geschichte
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Timeline of Berlin History

 
 
Zeittafel der Berliner Geschichte / Timeline of Berlin History Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 7, 2026
1. Zeittafel der Berliner Geschichte / Timeline of Berlin History Marker
Inscription.  
German:
1237 – 1499
Stadtgründung Berlin · Berliner Unwille · der Roland wurde gestürzt · Schlossstürzung · die Pest · Feuersbrunst (Berlin-Cölln)

1500 – 1699 Asyl für Hugenotten · 30-jähriger Krieg · Thurneysser Graues Kloster · Stralauer Fischzug · Auf dem Alex wird Viehmarkt verboten

1700 – 1799 Eisengießerei · vom Pesthaus zur Charité · Gründung der Akademie · Ballonflug · Staatsoper · Königliche Residenzstadt · Brandenburger Tor · 7-jähriger Krieg · W. v. Humboldt · Lessing · Schadow

1800 – 1899 Koch · Bebel spricht · Opfer 1848 · Zinna (Stadtverordneten) · Fontane · Sozialistengesetze · Versammlung in der Nikolaikirche · gegen Napoleon

1900 – 1918 Hauptmann von Köpenick · Berliner Arbeiter im I. · Weltkrieg Kriegsopfer · Liebknecht · Luxemburg · Aufstand · Sturz des Kaisers

English Translation:
1237 – 1499 founding of Berlin · Berlin unrest · the Roland statue was overthrown · overthrow of the castle · the plague · great fire (Berlin-Cölln)

1500 – 1699 refuge for Huguenots · Thirty Years’ War · Thurneysser Grey Monastery · Stralau fish procession · livestock market banned at Alexanderplatz

1700 – 1799 iron
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foundry · from pesthouse to Charité · founding of the academy · balloon flight · State Opera · royal residence city · Brandenburg Gate · Seven Years’ War · W. von Humboldt · Lessing · Schadow

1800 – 1899 Koch · Bebel speaks · victims of 1848 · Zinna (city council) · Fontane · Anti-Socialist Laws · assembly in St. Nikolai Church · against Napoleon

1900 – 1918 Captain of Köpenick · Berlin workers in the First World War · war victims · Liebknecht · Luxemburg · uprising · fall of the emperor
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1237.
 
Location. 52° 31.038′ N, 13° 24.372′ E. Marker is in Berlin, in Mitte. It is in Berliner Innenstadt. It is on Poststraße just north of Am Nußbaum, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Poststraße 28, Berlin 10178, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Holy Roman Empire,
Zeittafel der Berliner Geschichte / Timeline of Berlin History Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 7, 2026
2. Zeittafel der Berliner Geschichte / Timeline of Berlin History Marker
The marker is located behind an open air restaurant near the entrance to the building.
the former East Germany, and at the Berlin Wall.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Carl Gause & Geisterglaube / Carl Gause & Belief in Ghosts (a few steps from this marker); Poststraße & Persönlichkeiten / Post Street & Personalities (a few steps from this marker); Hunger vs. Angst (within shouting distance of this marker); Zille, Heinrich (within shouting distance of this marker); Berlins Weg durch die Geschichte / Berlin’s Path Through History (within shouting distance of this marker); Carl Hildebrand von Canstein (within shouting distance of this marker); Berlins Hauptstadt / Berlin’s Capital (within shouting distance of this marker); Zum Nußbaum (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.
 
Zeittafel der Berliner Geschichte / Timeline of Berlin History Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 7, 2026
3. Zeittafel der Berliner Geschichte / Timeline of Berlin History Marker
The view of the markers at the back of the restaurant patio.
Zeittafel der Berliner Geschichte / Timeline of Berlin History Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 7, 2026
4. Zeittafel der Berliner Geschichte / Timeline of Berlin History Marker
The view of the building and marker from the street. The marker is located at the back side of the patio.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 25, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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Oct. 20, 2026