Bersarinplatz

Bersarinplatz is a square in Friedrichshain, Berlin.

On 4 April 1895 the square was named Baltenplatz, after the Balts. However, on 31 July 1947, after World War II, the square was renamed Bersarinplatz after Nikolai Berzarin, the Russian Red Army General and former Commander of Berlin.[1][2]

References
  1. Rose-Redwood, Reuben; Alderman, Derek; Azaryahu, Maoz (2017-07-06). The Political Life of Urban Streetscapes: Naming, Politics, and Place. Taylor & Francis. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-317-02071-4.
  2. Hilton, Christopher (2011-11-30). After the Berlin Wall: Putting Two Germanys Back Together Again. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-7996-5.

    52.519°N 13.453°E / 52.519; 13.453


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