Chausseestraße

Chausseestraße

Chausseestrasse
Chausseestraße
Location within Berlin
Former name(s)	Heerweg (15th century–c. 1750) Ruppiner Straße (c. 1750–c. 1800) Oranienburger Landstraße (17th century–c. 1800)[1]
Namesake	Chaussee
Type	Street
Length	1,700 m (5,600 ft)[2]
Location	Berlin, Germany
Quarter	Mitte
Nearest metro station	Oranienburger Tor Naturkundemuseum Schwartzkopffstraße Reinickendorfer Straße
Coordinates	52°32′06″N 13°22′39″E
Southeast end	Friedrichstraße Torstraße [de] Hannoversche Straße
Major junctions	Invalidenstraße Schwartzkopffstraße [de] Liesenstraße [de] Boyenstraße
Northwest end	Müllerstraße [de]
Construction
Completion	c. 1800[1]

Chausseestraße, or Chausseestrasse (see ß;[3] German pronunciation: [ʃɔˈseːˌʃtʁaːsə]), is a major street in the centre of Berlin, located in the district of Mitte. It is 1.7 kilometres long. Many notable buildings and structures are located along the street, including the Headquarters of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND). During the Cold War, the Chausseestraße crossing point, directly adjacent to the new BND headquarters, was one of the main crossing points between West Berlin and East Germany.[4]

References

1. "Ackerstraße". Kauperts Straßenführer durch Berlin (in German). Kaupert [de]. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
2. "Chausseestraße: Alle News, Analysen und Berichte" [Chausseestraße: All news, analyses and reports]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
3. "Deutsche Rechtschreibung: Regeln und Wörterverzeichnis" [German Spelling: Rules and Glossary]. 2.3 E3. Retrieved 20 September 2023. Steht der Buchstabe ß nicht zur Verfügung, so schreibt man ss. [If the letter ß is unavailable, then one writes ss.]
4. Chausseestraße crossing point