Bundesautobahn 12

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.

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 President Bronisław 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 .

• Bundesautobahn 12 – detailed route plan (in German)