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=== History ===

The Museum Insel (museum island) in the River Spree is the heart of Old Berlin, the site of the medieval towns of Berlin and Cölln, founded in the 13th century. By the 15th century, they had merged. Later, the construction of a castle had elevated the town to the "Seat of the Electors of Brandenburg" : the Hohenzollern , a family then just beginning its long climb up the ladder of imperial fortune.

 

 

In Berlin, 200 kilometers inland from the Baltic Sea, the autumn climate is not much different from that of a coastal town like Rostock, though the imperial capital city is less cloudy. By early November, the daytime highs are only around 7° C and the nighttime lows hover near freezing. The sky is seldom completely clear. The rain, though less frequent than it was in the late-summer months, is cold and driven by a wind with a sharp edge.