Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik
The Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik is a German think tank. It conducts research on urban development in Germany and in other German-speaking countries or regions.- Email: difu@difu.de
- Type: Research
- Description: facility in Berlin, Germany
- Also known as: “Difu”, “German Institute for Urbanism”, and “German Institute of Urban Affairs”
- Address: Zimmerstraße 13-15, Berlin, 10969
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Checkpoint Charlie and Wall Museum.
Checkpoint Charlie
Photo: Adrian Purser, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Checkpoint Charlie was the Western Bloc's name for the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War, becoming a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West. Checkpoint Charlie is situated 100 metres east of Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik.
Wall Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wall Museum – Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie is a private museum in Berlin. It is named after the famous crossing point through the Berlin Wall, and was created to document the so-called "best border security system in the world". Wall Museum is situated 130 metres east of Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friedrichstadt and Friedrichswerder.
Friedrichstadt
Quarter
Photo: Tanweer Morshed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.
Friedrichswerder
Neighborhood
Friedrichswerder is a neighborhood, situated in the Berliner locality of Mitte, part of the homonymous borough. It is identical to the town of Friedrichswerder, founded in 1662, which was an independent town until 1710.
Dorotheenstadt
Quarter
Dorotheenstadt is a historic zone or neighbourhood of central Berlin, Germany, which forms part of the locality of Mitte within the borough also called Mitte.
Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik
- Categories: research institute, facility, nonprofit organization, office, and education
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.50745° or 52° 30′ 27″ northLongitude
13.38883° or 13° 23′ 20″ eastInception
February 15th, 1973Operator
GemeinschaftseinrichtungOpen location code
9F4MG94Q+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 373160030OpenStreetMap feature
office=researchOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q1205737
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In Other Languages
“Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik” goes by many names.
- German: “Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik gGmbH”
- German: “Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik”
- German: “Difu”
- German: “DIFU”
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