Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region (, also "Hauptstadtregion Berlin-Brandenburg") is one of eleven metropolitan regions of Germany, consisting of the entire territories of the city-state of Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg. The region covers an area of with a total population exceeding 6 million. The metropolitan region should be distinguished from Berlin's immediate agglomeration, dubbed "Berliner Umland" () which comprises the city and the nearby Brandenburg municipalities. "Berliner Umland" is significantly smaller and much more densely populated than the metropolitan region, accounting for the vast majority of the region's population over a fraction of its total
City Gate (Valletta) was one of the three gates leading to the city – the others being the Marsamxett Gate and Del Monte Gate, on the western and eastern extremities of the city. Marsamxett Gate was demolished in the early 20th century, while Del Monte Gate was replaced by Victoria Gate in 1885. The original gate to Valletta was known as "Porta San Giorgio", and was built during the reign of Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette, after whom the city is named. Porta San Giorgio was possibly designed by Francesco Laparelli, the Italian military engineer who designed most of the fortifications of