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Europe/Berlin |
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UTC+1 |
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UTC+2 |
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Asia/Krasnoyarsk |
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UTC+7 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
The capital of Germany, Berlin is the country's largest city, located in the northeast, and is the center of politics, culture, technology and transportation. The city carries a deep historical heritage, from the solemnity of the Brandenburg Gate to the imprint of the Berlin Wall site, witnessing the division and unification of Germany. As an art capital, Berlin is home to many cultural landmarks such as Museum Island (a UN World Heritage Site) and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as being a hub for European start-ups and a place where technology and innovation thrive. With a diverse mix of cultures, from street food to avant-garde art, Berlin attracts visitors from all over the world with its inclusiveness, making it a vibrant city that connects the past with the future.
Rubtsovsk is an important industrial city in the southwestern part of the Altai Krai of the Russian Federation, situated on the banks of the Alyi River, about 280 kilometers from the capital of the Krai, Barnaul. The city was founded in 1886, due to the construction of the railroad, and after World War II gradually developed into a center of machinery manufacturing and military industry, with agricultural machinery production as the mainstay of the economy, with a large tractor factory and machinery manufacturing enterprises. As a transportation hub of Western Siberia, it connects Novosibirsk, Omsk and other major cities, with a population of about 140,000 and a predominantly Russian population. The city combines Russian traditions with Siberian culture, has a history museum, is surrounded by an agricultural area that produces wheat, sunflowers and other crops, and has an important position in the western part of the Altai Krai with its industrial heritage and regional service functions.