Berlin operates on Central European Time (CET) during winter months, which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+1). During daylight saving time, observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October, Berlin switches to Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is UTC+2.
Berlin is the capital of Germany and the largest city in the European Union by population. As Germany's political and cultural center, Berlin shares its timezone with most of Western and Central Europe. Berlin is 6 hours ahead of New York and 1 hour ahead of London.
Berlin has more bridges than Venice—approximately 1,700 compared to Venice's 400. The city was divided by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989, and today you can still trace the wall's path through the city. Berlin's central train station (Hauptbahnhof) is the largest train station in Europe.