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Kottbusser Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

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Kottbusser Tor (German pronunciation: [ˌkɔtbʊsɐ ˈtoːɐ̯] (listen)) is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on lines U1, U3, and U8. Many Berliners use the affectionate term Kotti (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔti] (listen); see Berlin dialect). It is located in central Kreuzberg. The area has a bad reputation for the relatively high, mainly drug-related crime rate, instances of which have recently become quite rare in most other parts of the district. The original Kottbusser Tor was a southern city gate of Berlin; the road through the gate led via the Neukölln suburb to the town of Cottbus. Trivia - K and missing h (Cotbusser Thor) rely to a language reform at begin of 20th century. See e.g. Stralauer T(h)or, or Cölln and Neukölln.

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Skalitzer Straße, Berlin Kreuzberg

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10999 Berlin, Kreuzberg
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