Gesundbrunnen (Berlin)

Gesundbrunnen (German: [ɡəˈzʊntˌbʁʊnən] ⓘ, literally "health springs"; colloquially Plumpe, "pump") is a locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin in the borough (Bezirk) of Mitte.

It was created as a separate entity during the 2001 administrative reform, formerly the eastern half of the former Wedding district (merged into Mitte) and locality.

The area became a popular destination for day-trippers and, after its incorporation into the city of Berlin in 1861, a densely settled working-class district.

From 1905 the sports field near the Berlin-Gesundbrunnen station, later Stadion am Gesundbrunnen, was the home ground of the Hertha BSC Berlin football club.

On the evening of 9 November 1989 the border crossing at Bornholmer Straße station was the first to open, allowing East Berliners to pass freely toward the west.

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