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   The city of Berlin, Ontario, Canada, changed its name to Kitchener by referendum in May and June 1916. Named in 1833 after the capital of Prussia and later the German Empire, the name Berlin became unsavoury for residents after Britain and Canada's entry into the First World War.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kitchener,_OntarioKitchener, Ontario - Wikipedia

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   Kitchener, Ontario. Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional seat. Kitchener was known as Berlin until a 1916 referendum changed its name.

4. kitchener.ctvnews.ca › 100-years-since-berlin100 years since Berlin, Ontario changed name to Kitchener

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   Sep 1, 2016 · In a small but growing city of 15,000 people in southern Ontario, there was a very different sort of tension. Berlin, as it was called, was primarily settled by Mennonite immigrants of German...

5. www.theglobeandmail.com › news › nationalOne hundred years after disappearing, Berlin (Ontario) shows ...

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   Aug 26, 2016 · As of Sept. 1, 1916, the southwestern Ontario community of Berlin ceased to be. On a grim day in the middle of a war fought to assert Canada's best values, bullies and xenophobes won a battle...

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   One hundred years after disappearing, Berlin (Ontario) shows signs of revival. By John Allemang, Globe and Mail, August 26 2016. One hundred years ago, a thriving Canadian city disappeared from the map. As of Sept. 1, 1916, the southwestern Ontario community of Berlin ceased to be.

7. www.therecord.com › news › waterloo-regionFrom Berlin to Kitchener: City changed name 100 years ago

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   Sep 1, 2016 · KITCHENER — A hundred years ago, the city that built its reputation on being “busy Berlin” turned from its past and opted for Kitchener. It was a tumultuous time. Canadian boys were fighting...

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   Berlin to Kitchener: 1916 to 2016. The year 2016 is a special anniversary for the City of Kitchener. One hundred years ago, residents of the City of Berlin adopted the name of Lord Kitchener, a British lord and Secretary of State for War during World War I.

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   What happened to Berlin Ontario?

   • Berlin, Ontario. Photo courtesy University of Waterloo Library. Special Collections & Archives. Breithaupt Hewetson Clark collection. One hundred years ago, a thriving Canadian city disappeared from the map. As of Sept. 1, 1916, the southwestern Ontario community of Berlin ceased to be.

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   Who is 'von Berlin to Kitchener'?

   • The free panel called “Von Berlin to Kitchener” is at the Central Library, 85 Queen St. S., Kitchener on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. is a Kitchener-based reporter focusing on urban affairs for the Waterloo Region Record. - A hundred years ago, the city that built its reputation on being “busy Berlin” turned from its past and opted for Kitchener.

   From Berlin to Kitchener: City changed name 100 years ago - The Record

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   Was Canada's Berlin meant to be in the beginning?

   • That's certainly what Canada's Berlin was meant to be in the beginning. Long before this country came into official existence, the Berlin area was a haven for immigrants escaping the ancient enmities and disruptive compulsions of narrow-minded nationalism.

   One hundred years after disappearing, Berlin (Ontario) shows signs of

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   Who were the German people in Berlin Ontario?

   • First and second-generation descendants now comprised most of the local German population, and while they were proud of their German roots, most considered themselves loyal British subjects. The 1911 Census indicates that of the 15,196 residents in Berlin, Ontario, about 70% were identified as ethnic German but only 8.3% had been born in Germany.

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