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Bundesautobahn 12 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 12, short form Autobahn 12, abbreviated as BAB 12 or A 12), also known as Autobahn der Freiheit[1] (English: Motorway of Freedom) is an autobahn in northeastern Germany, connecting Berlin to the Polish border.
Reason for the name
Poland lacked a symbolically significant event like the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent opening of the border to commemorate the end of the People's Republic . The poor condition of many Polish roads was seen as a symbol of the socialist planned economy's shortages. Until 1989, and for years afterward, there were practically no expressways. Even the motorway to Warsaw only opened a few months before the 2012 European Football Championship . Thus, the new motorways became a symbol of the market economy and the connection with Western Europe. On June 4, 2014, the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Polish parliamentary elections, the Polish A2 motorway was given the honorary name "Motorway of Freedom " ( Polish: "Autostrada Wolności" ) at the initiative of Polish PresidentBronisław Komorowski . On October 9, 2014, the 25th anniversary of the Monday Demonstrations in Leipzig, Katherina Reiche, Brandenburg CDU Member of the Bundestag and Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, also bestowed the honorary name "Autobahn der Freiheit" (Motorway of Freedom ) upon the A12 .
Exit list
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A 10
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B 168
B 112n
B 87
B 112
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