The city celebrates its jubilee

Berlin’s 775th history-laden anniversary birthday in 2012 goes right back to the Middle Ages. Its birth is taken to be the first documented mention of the Cölln settlement in 1237. The settlement rapidly established itself as a flourishing trading place in the Brandenburg March. There are many celebrations being held around the cradle of Berlin – the Nikolaiviertel (Nikolai quarter), which was rebuilt on the occasion of the 750th anniversary in 1987.