dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kˈoʊld wˈɔːɹ, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv wˈɛst bɜːlˈɪn bˈoːɹdɚɹɪŋ ˈiːst dʒˈɜːməni, ɪt wʌz kɹˈɔst baɪ ðə bɜːlˈɪn wˈɔːl fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn æɾ ɪts bˈoːɹdɚ wɪððə mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾi ʌv ɡlˈiːnɪk slˈæʃ nˈoːɹdbɑːn.
During the Cold War, as part of West Berlin bordering  East Germany, it was crossed by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989 at its border with the municipality of Glienicke/Nordbahn.