Berlin Wedding

Berlin is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,215 at the 2000 census. It is home to the geographic center of Connecticut. It was incorporated in 1785. Berlin is residential and industrial. Berlin includes the hamlets of Kensington, South Kensington, and East Berlin. There are 3 elementary schools, Mary E. Griswold School, Emma Hart Willard School, and Richard D. Hubbard School, as well as Catherine M. McGee Middle School, and Berlin High School.

The town's name is pronounced differently from the English name for the German city of the same name, with stress on first syllable: IPA /bln/ listen.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 70.0 km (27.0 mi). 68.5 km (26.5 mi) of it is land and 1.5 km (0.6 mi) of it (2.18%) is water. Berlin is also the geographical direct center of the state of Connecticut.