A quarter is a part of an urban settlement .
4-566: Map of central Berlin in 1789 showing Luisenstadt in the right bottom Luisenstadt ( German pronunciation: [ˈlʊɪzn̩ˌʃtat] ) is a former quarter ( Stadtteil ) of central Berlin , now divided between the present localities of Mitte and Kreuzberg . It gave its name to the Luisenstadt Canal and the Luisenstädtische Kirche . The area of the neighbourhood was originally named Myrica and
8-459: A non-administrative but distinct neighbourhood with its own character: for example, a slum quarter. It is often used for a district connected with a particular group of people: for instance, some cities are said to have Jewish quarters , diplomatic quarters or Bohemian quarters . Most ancient Roman cities were divided to four parts, called Quarters, by their two main avenues: the Cardo and
12-696: The city, town or other urban area). Such a division is particularly common in countries like Bulgaria ( Bulgarian : квартал , romanized : kvartal ), Croatia ( četvrt ), France ( Quartier ), Georgia ( კვარტალი , k'vart'ali ), Italy ( Quartiere ), Romania ( Cartier ), and Serbia ( четврт / četvrt ). It may be denoted as a borough (in English-speaking countries ), Portugal / Brazil ( bairro ), Spain ( barrio ); or some other term (e.g. Cambodia ( សង្កាត់ sangkat ), Germany ( Stadtteil ), and Poland ( dzielnica )). Quarter can also refer to
16-797: Was acquired in 1261 by the city of Cölln . Luisenstadt is bounded on the north by the river Spree , in the west by the Lindenstraße (in Friedrichstadt ), and in the south by the Landwehrkanal . A smaller part of the zone now belongs to Mitte (in the same-named district ) and the greater part to Kreuzberg (in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district). Stadtteil A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of
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