The History of Berlin - From the beginnings to 1840

[@timteichmann6830]

As a Humboldt University Berlin history student this video is an absolute feast

[@discoverberlin8564]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Feel free to share it with your fellow students!

[@gianlucadelillo8861]

Cool video!! Many questions collected in many years of living here got an answer! Thanks

[@FlorentPlacide]

This was really nice ! As major european capitals go Berlin clearly stands out by its youth.

[@discoverberlin8564]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheHoveHeretic]

A very interesting video. I knew something of the histories of Köln and Trier, but Berlin had been a closed book to me. Thank you for opening it. I was curious as to why 1840 was the cutoff date selected .... until I looked up the date on which the first railway (22nd September 1838 to Potsdam) was opened. Your closing comment confirmed it. Nearly two centuries on, it's easy to overlook just how transformative railways have been.

[@discoverberlin8564]

Thank you very much for your comment! Yes, I could have ended with 1838 as well. I’m planning one or more videos for the period of industrialization. Another reason was that Karl Friedrich Schinkel was active until 1840. Then, seriously ill, he passed away in 1841.

[@certifiedforkliftdriver9987]

Amazing video!

[@discoverberlin8564]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

[@Die_Bereitschaft]

Interesting video 👍🏻

[@discoverberlin8564]

Thank you, I´m really glad you liked it!

[@CitkogaSquad]

looking forward to the history past 1840!

[@discoverberlin8564]

Glad to hear that! More history beyond 1840 is definitely coming-stay tuned!

[@Rhinozherous]

Unfortunately hard to watch because of the not synced audio/video...

[@mito88]

colln?

[@cuervoblanco71]

Latin colōnia “colony” :) migrants from Rome ?

[@aurearamos9712]

@@cuervoblanco71 No, as it was said in the video, the name 'Cölln' probably originated from migrants from the Ruhr region around Cologne, which in modern German is called 'Köln'. The name's origin is latin due to Roman conquest of Western Germany (colonia), but the Romans never settled beyond the Elbe river, so it is most likely that the name simply came from merchants in the West

[@baqaqipekhebi7148]

Actually it is now referred to as Alt Köln

[@cuervoblanco71]

@@aurearamos9712 got it, thanks

[@discoverberlin8564]

Thank you! I couldn't have answered it better myself.

[@onchky]

The presenter is uncanny