Pankow

Pankow
Quarter of Berlin
Old Bakery of Wollankstrasse
Pankow
Location of Pankow in Pankow district and Berlin
Coordinates	52°34′9″N 13°24′12″E / 52.56917°N 13.40333°E / 52.56917; 13.40333Coordinates: 52°34′9″N 13°24′12″E / 52.56917°N 13.40333°E / 52.56917; 13.40333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Pankow
Basic statistics
Area	5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m  (171 ft)
Population	55,854  (30 June 2008)
- Density	9,868 /km2 (25,559 /sq mi)
Founded	1230
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	B
Postal codes	(nr. 0307) 13187, 13189

Pankow is a locality (Ortsteil) of Berlin in the district (Bezirk) of Pankow. Until 2001 it was an autonomous district with the localities of Niederschönhausen, Wilhelmsruh, Rosenthal, Blankenfelde, Buch and Französisch Buchholz.

History

The village of Pankow is named after the small Panke river, a tributary of the Spree. The settlement was first mentioned in a 1311 deed by the Margraves of Brandenburg, though the "Four Evangelists" fieldstone church had already been erected about 1230. In 1691 Elector Frederick III acquired the neighbouring Schönhausen Palace from the heirs of General Joachim Ernst von Grumbkow, which promoted the development of the Pankow village.

In the 19th century Pankow had grown due to industrialization and turned into a suburb - and popular day trip destination - of Berlin. It was finally incorporated by the Greater Berlin Act of 1920. During the period 1949-1990 it was considered, also with neighbouring Niederschönhausen, the most important quarter of East Berlin, due mainly to the fact that Schönhausen Palace was chosen as the presidential residency of East Germany ^[1]

Geography

Pankow is situated in the south-western side of its district. It borders the localities of Niederschönhausen, Französisch Buchholz, Heinersdorf, Weissensee, Prenzlauer Berg and Gesundbrunnen. Between 1961 and 1990, the Berlin Wall passed through Pankow (in East Berlin) and Gesundbrunnen (in West Berlin.

Transportation

The locality is served by the Berliner S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S25, S85; by the U-Bahn line U2, and by several lines of tramway.

Photogallery

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  Pankow Church

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  Gothic church of St.George

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  Former malthouse

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  Former jewish orphanage

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  The canal of Blankenburg

See also

• Schönhausen Palace
• Berlin-Pankow railway station

References

External links

Media related to Pankow at Wikimedia Commons

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