What is the full name of the act that created Groß-Berlin?
Q: What is the full name of the act that created Groß-Berlin?
A: The full name of the act that created Groß-Berlin was "Law Regarding the Reconstruction of the New Local Authority of Berlin" (German: Gesetz über die Bildung einer neuen Stadtgemeinde Berlin).
Q: How many boroughs were created in Groß-Berlin?
A: Twenty boroughs were created in Groß-Berlin.
Q: What areas did Greater Berlin consist of?
A: Greater Berlin consisted of the city of Berlin (Alt-Berlin); 7 towns that surrounded Berlin; 59 rural areas and 27 estate districts from the surrounding districts; and the grounds of the Berliner Stadtschloss (the Royal Palace).
Q: How much larger was Greater Berlin than Alt-Berlin?
A: Greater Berlin was 13 times larger than Alt-Berlin, with its area increasing from 66 km2 (25.5 sq mi) to 883 km2 (340.9 sq mi).
Q: How many new inhabitants came from surrounding towns alone when creating Greater Berlin?
A: Approximately 1.2 million new inhabitants came from surrounding towns alone when creating Greater Berlin.
Q: What other changes have been made to city boundaries since then?
A: Apart from minor changes, there have been some changes made during the time of the Berlin Wall, such as three new boroughs being made in East Berlin when other boroughs were split up during 1970s and 1980s.
