ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾi ʃˈɛɹd ɪts bˈoːɹdɚz wɪððə fˈɔːɹmɚ wˈɛst bɜːlˈɪn, ænd sˌoʊ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˈiəɹɪəd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ɪt wʌz sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm ɪt baɪ ðə bɜːlˈɪn wˈɔːl.
The municipality shared its borders with the former West Berlin, and so during the period 1961-1990 it was separated from it by the Berlin Wall.