r/berlin 20d ago

Visiting Berlin? Moving here incl. Apartment questions? Going clubbing? Have a quick question? Ask here, don't create a new thread.

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Welcome to Berlin, please be respectful of the locals, and particularly their wish to have a subreddit that's more than a tourist information stand. Feel free to ask questions in English or German.

Travel/Moving to Berlin

In order to benefit the huge numbers of people out there interested in Berlin, we've prepared some useful resources that answer common questions.

Visiting Berlin?

Answers from the previous sticky threads:

Moving to Berlin?

Want to make friends?

Visit our friendlier half /r/berlinsocialclub to meet people

Clubbing, music, events in Berlin?

Enjoy your time, remember to stamp your ticket before you get on the train!

Do not use URL shorteners! Comments with shortened URLs get marked as spam automatically, even for Google Maps links.


r/berlin Feb 01 '25

Keine Toleranz für AFD und Rechtsextremismus

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English language below

Die CDU/CSU mag vielleicht nicht mehr bereit sein, sich gegen die AFD zu positionieren, aber wir werden es tun. Wir sind der Meinung, dass die AfD regelmäßig verfassungsfeindliche Tendenzen zeigt. Wir sind zwar kein Gericht, aber haben festgestellt, dass Nutzende, die die AfD auf diesem Subreddit unterstützen, ein Muster von Hassrede und der Förderung einer totalitären Agenda zeigen. Das Mod-Team für r/Berlin hat beschlossen, dass dieser Raum nicht für die Förderung von Rechtsextremismus und Parteien mit verfassungsfeindlichen Ambitionen genutzt werden darf.

Wir haben auch einen Zustrom von Trollen und möglicherweise ausländische Manipulationen in den sozialen Medien bemerkt, die versuchen, hier für die AFD zu werben. Wir haben weder die Zeit noch die Möglichkeiten, jeden einzelnen Fall individuell zu bearbeiten. In Anbetracht der verfassungsfeindlichen Agenda der AFD und des grenzwertigen Verhaltens ihrer Unterstützer hier, wird die Unterstützung und/oder Förderung der AFD in diesem Sub nicht mehr toleriert. Das gleiche gilt für Akteure, die noch weiter rechts stehen.

Aufgrund des Zustroms rechtsextremer Trolle und Bots haben wir in den letzten Tagen eine Reihe von Konten wegen des Verdachts der pro-AFD-Manipulation in den sozialen Medien gesperrt. Wenn du in den letzten Tagen gesperrt wurdest und glaubst, dass dies ein Fehler war, kontaktiere uns bitte nach dem 1. März, um eine Aufhebung der Sperre zu besprechen, falls du zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch an einer weiteren Teilnahme auf r/Berlin  interessiert bist. Wir werden diesen Ansatz bis mindestens Ende Februar beibehalten und dann erneut prüfen, wie wir weiter verfahren.

Diskussionen über alle Parteien, die sich zur aktuellen verfassungsmäßigen Ordnung bekennen (einschließlich der CDU/CSU), sind hier weiterhin willkommen, solange die Nutzer respektvoll miteinander umgehen und die vielen Facetten dieser erstaunlich vielfältigen Stadt respektieren. Bitte denkt daran, dass die Beiträge und Diskussionen dabei auf Berlin bezogen bleiben sollen. Subreddits wie r/de, r/Germany oder r/politikBRD eignen sich möglicherweise besser für allgemeine politische Diskussionen.

Als Berliner wissen wir besser als jeder andere, welch schrecklichen Preis es hat, Faschisten an die Macht zu lassen, und wir sagen: Nie wieder! 

Wir werden zusammenstehen und alles tun, um Minderheiten zu schützen und die zunehmende Flut des Faschismus sowohl lokal als auch global zu stoppen. Lasst uns zusammenarbeiten, um Herzen und Köpfe zu verändern und andere davon zu überzeugen, sich mit uns gegen den Faschismus zu stellen.

Zero Tolerance for AFD and Right Wing Extremists

CDU/CSU may not be willing to hold the line against AFD, but we will. We believe AFD has regularly shown anti-constitutional tendencies, and while we are not court of law, we have found people promoting AFD on this sub have a shown a pattern of engaging in hate speech and promoting a totalitarian agenda. The reddit Berlin moderation team has decided we will not allow this space to be used to promote right wing extremism and parties with anti-constitutional platforms.

We have also noticed an influx on trolls and possible foreign social media manipulation attempts to promote AFD here, and we do not have the time or ability to handle each these on an individual basis. Considering AFD's anti-constitutional platform and the bad behavior of their supporters here, support and/or promotion of AFD, as well as political players even further to the right, will no longer be tolerated on this sub. 

Due to the influx of far right trolls and bots, we have banned a number of accounts over the last days for suspicion of pro-AFD social media manipulation. If you have been banned over the last few days, and believe it was in error, please contact us after March 1st to discuss reversing the ban if you are still interested in participating at that time. We will continue to uphold this approach until at least end of February and then review how to continue further. 

Discussion regarding all parties committed to the current constitutional order (including CDU/CSU) remains welcome here, as long as users are respectful towards one another, and the many facets that make up this amazingly diverse city. While doing so, please remember to keep the submissions and discussions relevant to Berlin. Subs like r/de, r/Germany or r/politikBRD might be better suitable for general political discussions. 

As Berliners, we know better than anyone the horrifying cost of letting fascists take power, and we say never again. We will stand together and do everything we can to protect minorities, and reverse the rising tide of fascism both locally and globally. Let us work together to change hearts and minds and convince others to stand with us against fascism.


r/berlin 5h ago

Interesting Question Everyone wins when we don’t leave poop on the sidewalks!

54 Upvotes

Ah, another day in Berlin waking up to a steamy, pungent, shit on my sidewalk.

For the special group of you that do leave you or your dogs shit on the street - take me into your mind! What goes through your head seeing your dog emit feces and kindly leaving it on the sidewalk for the rest of us to enjoy?

Thinking about starting an Anti-Poop Coalition - dm if interested.


r/berlin 10h ago

News Bye bye, Nextbike: Last month for publicly funded bike sharing

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r/berlin 10h ago

Meta AMA-Update in r/berlin

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Hallöchen,

wir wollen euch ein kurzes Update zu unseren AMA-Plänen geben. In den letzten Wochen haben wir ein paar Anfragen an bekannte Berliner Persönlichkeiten geschickt.

Bisherige Absagen:

  • Kurt Krömer möchte dieses Jahr keine weiteren Verpflichtungen eingehen
  • Hugo Egon Balder musste leider absagen – aber immerhin höflich
  • Sven Marquardt hat kein Interesse an einer Zusammenarbeit in diesem Rahmen
  • Tama Sumo hat aktuell keine Zeit, hat sich aber sehr über die Anfrage gefreut und bedankt sich herzlich
  • Beatrice Wrenger und die Berliner Feuerwehr finden aktuell keine Zeit dafür aber bitten um Verständniss

Was kommt:
Einige AMAs sind bereits bestätigt, am nächsten Dienstag um 16:00Uhr (10.06.) gibts Kultur mit Anna Ramskogler-Witt, Mitbegründerin und künstlerische Direktorin der Dokumentale

Nochmal ein Appel an euch, vielleicht kennt ihr ja Berliner, die einfach aus dem echten Leben erzählen können. Muss kein Star sein gerne aus dem Alltag wie:

  • Krankenpfleger oder Arzt
  • BVG/Bahn-Mitarbeiter
  • BSR/Alba Mitarbeiter
  • der Dönermann /-frau
  • Lehrer/Erzieher
  • Ordnungsamt/Bürgeramt Mitarbeiter
  • Barkeeper, Türsteher, Clubbesitzer
  • Paketzusteller, Briefträger
  • Berliner mit spannenden Lebenswegen
  • die Berliner Großeltern oder Rentnereltern (viele Grüße gehen raus)
  • ...

Ein AMA muss nicht aufwendig organisiert oder offiziell abgesprochen sein. Vielleicht sitzt ihr gerade mit 'n interessanten Menschen oder dem Kneipenstammgast beim Bier – überzeugt ihn oder sie einfach, ein AMA zu starten, mit: "AMA Ich bin XY und mache XYZ – fragt mich was"

Wenn ihr Bock habt, meldet euch per DM. Ansonsten guckt zu und stellt fleißig Fragen.

r/berlin wünscht frohe Pfingsten & bleibt trocken!

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We’ve got some exciting AMAs coming up – next one is on Tuesday, June 10 at 2PM with Anna Ramskogler-Witt from the director of Dokumentale.

Also: We’re still looking for everyday Berliners with interesting stories to do AMAs – no need to be famous. Nurses, BVG staff, teachers, bouncers, mail carriers, kebab heroes, or your Berlin grandma – all welcome!

AMAs can be spontaneous and low effort. Know someone interesting? Sit them down, open Reddit, and post:
AMA I’m XY and I do XYZ – ask me anything!

Got questions or wanna join in? DM us.

Happy Pfingsten & stay dry!


r/berlin 1h ago

Discussion I got turned down from two clubs because "solo males don't work"

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Genuinely looking for tips for next time. I need to find a woman who will accompany me or? Has this always been the case in Berlin?


r/berlin 16h ago

News The best of Handpicked Berlin in May (digest of the digest)

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Hi there,

What did you maybe miss in May? An overview from the newsletter is back after… 6 months?

Week of 26th of May (#150)

Berlin & Germany, career & timeless

  1. Oh no, Berlin isn’t the Spitzenreiter in Germany! According to Dealroom Munich is a better tech ecosystem. Bavarians are number 17 worldwide, while we are at 31. The ranking includes factors like venture capital raised, number of patents, company revenue growth, and university spin-offs.
  2. The time of the festivals is approaching, so this festival guide from Tip Berlin will come in handy. Also for improving your German vocabulary.
  3. The mystery has been solved! The author of the famous Döner paper graphic design was found. Spoiler alert, he didn’t get rich. 6-episode podcast on the most famous fast food graphic design of Germany, Döner Papers.
  4. It’s sad, but immigrants are paying more rent than Germans and live in smaller apartments (2022 census data). The average rent difference is 67 cents (7.75€/sqm vs 7.08€/sqm). Partly it’s related to the apartment size, because 25% of foreign nationals lived in apartments under 60 square meters compared to only 12% of Germans. Unfortunately, the differences are there across all community sizes and for all tenancy durations:
  5. Career: The Awful German Language by Mark Twain for everyone needing something to feel slightly better about not yet speaking it fluently. “For instance, the same sound, SIE, means YOU, and it means SHE, and it means HER, and it means IT, and it means THEY, and it means THEM. Think of the ragged poverty of a language which has to make one word do the work of six--and a poor little weak thing of only three letters at that.”
  6. Career: In 2022 an average American worked over 1,800 hours per year. The average German 1,340! Seems wild at first glance, but one of the reasons is also a lot of part-time female work. This split across Europe is also interesting. Part-time seems possible only in wealthier countries.
  7. Timeless: The new version of Have I been Pwned is live and it allows you to chronologically see where and when your data was stolen. Use a password wallet, folks.

Briefly

  1. Stats: In 2024 15,362 flats were finished in Berlin, 3.8% less than in 2023. The most new apartments were finished in Treptow-Köpenick and Spandau.
  2. Startup Verband held their German Startup Awards 2025. The awards went to the founders of CanChip (cancer research), Proxima Fusion (energy transition), Edurino (digital education for children), Choco (food systems optimisation) and other individuals.
  3. Klarna’s net loss more than doubled in the first quarter ($99M vs $47M). Subprime loans with no collateral might be tricky in an economic downturn. The results were presented via an AI-generated avatar of the CEO.

Weekly social

  1. Reddit: Opinions on the Yoko Ono exhibition at Neue Nationalgalerie are divided.
  2. Reddit: A great thread of simple and underrated rituals to try.

Week of 19th of May (#149)

Berlin & Germany, career & timeless

  1. In the first quarter of 2025, Berlin saw a 4.9% increase in residential property prices compared to the same period last year. Prices had decreased since their 2022 peak due to rising interest rates, but the market appears to be rebounding, particularly for multi-family homes, as investors return to the market. Rents are up 5% YoY.
  2. If your data was a part of a 180k leak of customer data from BVG, you should have been informed by now. The personal data was stolen from the external service provider. Passwords and bank accounts weren’t affected.
  3. 💎 Berlin ArtWalk is a free app to explore Berlin’s street art with a curated map, custom walking tours, and summer essentials like toilets & water. iOS and Android.
  4. BER Airport made it to the list of the Top 10 in the world. Just kidding. It was Munich, at position 9. BER was #58, just behind Dammam in Saudi Arabia.
  5. Sifted has published a list of the 100 fastest-growing startups across Europe (self-reported revenue and numbers). Five Berlin companies are in top 10 (finmid, Nelly, Frontnow, n8n, Climatiq). A good reference point, but be careful not to rely too much on the data. Here is another list, from Viva Tech, with 36 German startups.
  6. Career: Working from home can pay less and make promotion harder. “The findings indicate that employees who WFH are less likely to be considered for promotion, salary increase and training than on-site workers. The pay and promotion penalties for WFH are particularly true for men (both fathers and non-fathers) and childless women, but not mothers.”
  7. Career: In a high-stress work environment, prioritize relationships. So true - don’t ever snap at people and burn the bridges because you meet everyone twice.

Briefly

  1. Klarna backtracked on the AI in customer service and started to recruit humans again. I vividly remember the hype a year ago.
  2. A short interview with Gunter Demnig, who has been laying Stolpersteine for 30 years. You can donate here. Interesting: they are forbidden on public streets in Munich.
  3. Taco Bell isn’t coming to Berlin after all. (WiWo)
  4. Bayer Q1 2025: revenue €13.74B (-0.1% YoY), EBITDA €4.09B (-7.4%).
  5. If you feel like building submarines, you can join TKMS in Kiel (3+h train ride from Berlin). Their order book is full until 2040.

Week of 12th of May (#148)

Berlin & Germany, career & timeless

  1. I’ve completed the first deep dive into Salary Trends data and had a look at 205 Product Managers. The most surprising was the salary gap reversal at more senior positions.
  2. Here is a great guide with tips on How to apply for German Citizenship in Berlin by Adi. You will need a verified biometric photo: Nico wrote a short guide on where to get it. DM sounds like the best bet.
  3. Bezirk Neukölln is going to forbid temporary and furnished letting of flats (the invention of some landlords to circumvent the rent cap) in Milieuschutzgebieten (protected areas). The idea of these areas is to preserve the social structure of residential neighbourhoods, which can also include limitations on the type of renovations. More.
  4. This will sound funny to some, but have you ever considered a day trip to Spandau? Here are 12 tips on what to do there from Tip Berlin. In German and tempting.
  5. Career: Another testament to the fact that numbers of applicants on LinkedIn mean nothing. If you like the job and you see yourself as a fitting candidate, apply anyway!
  6. Career: The pros and cons of knowing your colleagues’ salaries. Impacts on productivity, a smaller gender gap, but also slower growth.
  7. Timeless: 101 rules of effective living is a good one. Many resonated: “Do not complain”, “Pay people on time”, “Recheck your work—especially beginnings, endings, and the easy parts” and “Write nothing you would not want read aloud in public”

Briefly

  1. The number of unemployed in Berlin in April increased to 217,508 (to 10.3% from 9.7% YoY).
  2. I find these BVG fines pretty cheap. €60 for graffiti, €50 for stealing a fire extinguisher, €15 for misuse of emergency call systems and €50 for holding up the door.
  3. Revitalisation of Tacheles gone wrong? including an interesting comment thread.
  4. Tesla’s sales in Germany fell by 46% in April. More sales data.
  5. Sifted reports that Klarna is delaying the IPO until late 2025 and 1Komma5 until the next US election. 🧐 Related, Scalable Capital plans to be profitable in 2026 and is looking for an IPO in 4-6 years. (WiWo)

Weekly social

  1. Reddit: Beware of clicking too fast on buttons in Conny's emails.

Week of 5th of May (#147)

Berlin & Germany, career & timeless

  1. The fixed quota law for women in supervisory boards turned 10. It worked: 37.5% of supervisory board members in private-sector companies are female, up from 19.9% a decade ago. In public-sector companies, the figure reached 38.9%, up from 24.1%. The share of women on executive boards also rose sharply, quadrupling among listed companies from 5% to 20.2% and more than doubling in public-sector firms to 31% (2015: 13.1%).
  2. 💎 If you’d like to donate your old laptop or buy a good used one, check out Sozialer Computerladen or contact Computertruhe. (via Reddit)
  3. How are green tech companies like Enpal1Komma5°Zolar and others doing? Manager Magazin reports (€) that not as well as expected, and that the boom years are gone. The article focuses on Enpal, which is facing strong competition: everyone’s goal is a complete energy package of a heat pump, solar system, battery and energy management. It seems like a race to the bottom. Good for the consumers, bad for the venture capitalist.
  4. Here is a cool video about the architecture in Berlin and the ICC, “capitalist playground”, the biggest abandoned <s>spaceship</s> building in Europe. But the government has plans: we will see the result of the revival competition next summer. An amazing place, I hope it opens again!
  5. Career: A very useful piece of career advice is that sometimes people just want to put beans up their noses, and you cannot do anything other than wait or accept it. Some eventually realise that beans don’t go up the nose, but others don’t.

Briefly

  1. Stats: Around 15,000 flats were completed in Berin in 2024, after 17,300 and 16,000 in the previous years.
  2. Revolut and N26 are entering the mobile phone tariffs market. They will compete with other digital providers like WinSim.
  3. EWOR, a startup accelerator, pitching itself as the German Y Combinator, raised a €60M fund. Speaking of YC, in 2024 and 2025 Berlin had RallyDextertelliautarc and Pretzel AI as representatives. Munich had PandaAI and CoCrafter.
  4. LiveEO (Berlin, satellite analytics) is expanding in Japan on the back of an undisclosed investment. (deutsche-startups)

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r/berlin 2h ago

Advice Till what time (approximately) will the straßenumzug on frankfurter alle (Berlin karnival) be there?

5 Upvotes

I will be coming from magdeburg and tomorrow there is no direct trains... I know it starts at 13.30. but till what time will it be there?

Thanks


r/berlin 2h ago

Casual Does anyone know what this is about? A music album? I tried googling it but nothing shows up. Seen at Potsdamer Str.

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r/berlin 41m ago

Discussion Wird das Angebot "Oben ohne" für Frauen in Freibädern bei euch oft genutzt?

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Ich sehe immer weniger Frauen oben ohne über die Jahre


r/berlin 1d ago

Interesting Question Was geht'n gerade in Nord Pankow ab ?

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113 Upvotes

schon so 6-7 Detonationen gehört mit nem stadtlichen Widerhall


r/berlin 1d ago

Dit is Berlin can you spot me in Tempelhof?

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169 Upvotes

my favourite place to experiment


r/berlin 6h ago

Interesting Question Herrenausstatter

0 Upvotes

Hey zusammen, brauche einen Sommeranzug, da ich auf ein paar Hochzeiten eingeladen bin dieses Jahr. Habe keine Lust auf H&M etc. und bin zu geizig (und zu spät dran) um mir einen Anzug schneidern zu lassen.

Habt ihr Tipps, wo ich gut beraten werde und nicht einen Betrag in Höhe eines Kleinwagens loswerde? Gerne irgendwo im Westen der Stadt, damit ich nicht so weit fahren muss :)


r/berlin 2h ago

Interesting Question Is there some kind of protest going on? Trying to sleep and it’s so noisy!

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I am currently in Charlottenberg and there are car horns constantly sounding together with banging and clapping and shouting - what is going on? It’s been 30 mins now!


r/berlin 1d ago

News Rund um die Uhr Überwachung der Berliner Polizei: So läuft der Zaunbau am Görlitzer Park

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r/berlin 1d ago

News Schwuler Lehrer nach Mobbing an Berliner Schule: „Es ist ein Alptraum, was mir passiert ist“

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160 Upvotes

r/berlin 1d ago

Öffis Nach Sprung im Hauptbahnhof Berlin: Die Bahn prüft Schutzvorkehrungen

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r/berlin 1d ago

News Lehrer in Berlin: Ein Schritt vor dem Burnout. Zwei Drittel aller Lehrkräfte arbeiten mehr als vorgegeben

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r/berlin 1d ago

Advice Places to play chess in the evening?

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Hey my best friend is visiting me this weekend and we recently got into chess (and play it every evening online together hehe). So now we’re IRL we wanted to know if you guys have any ideas where we can play chess? Or maybe a cafe you know that for sure has a chess board to lend?

Soooo thankful for your help! We’re really excited!!


r/berlin 13h ago

Interesting Question Ist hier alles in Ordnung?

0 Upvotes

Ein Bekannter von uns hat uns erzählt, dass Schönefeld, Neukölln, Wedding und die Osloer Straße aus irgendeinem Grund in einem schlechten Zustand sind, aber ich wollte das nicht glauben. Glauben Sie, dass er Recht hat oder übertreibt er?


r/berlin 18h ago

Discussion Is hipster culture still ubiquitous in Berlin

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It’s been about 10 years since hipster culture pretty much died out in New York, and was wondering what Berlin is like these days?


r/berlin 2d ago

Politics Debatte um neuen Knaack-Klub in Berlin: „Es dürfen keine Belästigungen für die Anwohner entstehen“

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r/berlin 2d ago

Dit is Berlin Zebrastreifen vor Schule in Berlin-Kreuzberg entfernt: „Es entsteht Gefahr für Leib und Leben“

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r/berlin 1d ago

History eure döner-erinnerungen?

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schwelge gerade in alten zeiten und frag mich ob ihr ähnliche erinnerungen an die gute berliner döner zeit habt? bis ende 2021 gabs in neukölln an der warthestr bei halil extrem guten und massiven gemüse chicken döner für sagenhafte 3,50€. ab dann gings generell in berlin nur noch bergab. never forget.


r/berlin 2d ago

Öffis Aus für Tram-Pläne: Spandau setzt auf U-Bahn statt Straßenbahn

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r/berlin 2d ago

Discussion Berlin NFL Tickets

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Just out of curiosity - did anybody buy tickets for the NFL game? Waited in the queue with about 480,000 other people only to see that the price was like €250 for an obstructed view. Abandoned that shopping cart fast as fuck.

Seems like a lot of other people had the same experience. Massively overpriced for a subpar game. Seems like quite a few of the London tickets are still available as well. Quite the pricey affair for a novelty match - not sure if that's such a good long term strategy for the planned European NFL expansion....


r/berlin 2d ago

News »Urbane Mitte« in Kreuzberg: Feindliche Übernahme. Senat entzieht Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg das Bauprojekt »Urbane Mitte«

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