What is Charlottenburg?
[[Image:Berlin Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Charlottenburg.png|thumb|Location of Charlottenburg in Berlin]] [[Image:Schloss-Charlottenburg.jpg|thumb|right|Charlottenburg palace]] '''Charlottenburg''' was an independent city to the west of Berlin until 1920. Then it was made part of [[Groß-Berlin]] (Greater Berlin) and turned into a borough. As a part of the changes to the [[boroughs of Berlin]] in 2001 Charlottenburg was joined with [[Wilmersdorf]] to make the new borough of [[Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf]]. In 2004, the new borough's districts were rearranged. The former borough of Charlottenburg was divided into the [[wikt:locality|localities]] of [[Westend (Berlin)|Westend]], [[Charlottenburg-Nord]] and Charlottenburg. In addition to that, Charlottenburg features a number of popular [[kiez]]es. Charlottenburg is best known for [[Charlottenburg Palace]], the largest surviving royal [[palace]] in Berlin. Charlottenburg celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2005. == Geography == Charlottenburg is located along the river [[Spree]] within the Berlin-Warsaw [[glacier|glacial]] [[valley]], west of the [[Tiergarten]] park. The ''[[Straße des 17. Juni]]'' (17th June Street), former ''Charlottenburger Chaussee'', which runs through the park, connects it with the historic centre of Berlin. == Charlottenburg palace == [[Image:Berlin - Schloss-Charlottenburg.jpg|thumb|300px|Charlottenburg palace]] In 1695, [[Sophia Charlotte of Hanover]] got the district of Lietzow from her husband [[Prince-elector|Elector]] [[Frederick I of Prussia|Frederick III]], in exchange for her estates in Caputh and Langerwisch, near [[Potsdam]]. Frederick had a summer residence built for his wife by the architect [[Johann Arnold Nering]] between [[1695]] and [[1699]]. In [[1701]], Frederick became the first [[Prussia]]n King (Frederick I of Prussia), and he made the building much bigger Just after the death of Sophie Charlotte, the village near the palace was called 'Charlottenburg' and the palace itself ''Schloss Charlottenburg'', and the sett