Blankenburg (Berlin)

Blankenburg
Quarter of Berlin
Aerial view with Französisch Buchholz (in north)
Blankenburg
Location of Blankenburg in Pankow district and Berlin
Coordinates: 52°36′00″N 13°27′00″E / 52.60000°N 13.45000°E / 52.60000; 13.45000Coordinates: 52°36′00″N 13°27′00″E / 52.60000°N 13.45000°E / 52.60000; 13.45000
Country Germany
State Berlin
City Berlin
Borough Pankow
Founded 1375
Area
 • Total 6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi)
Elevation 52 m (171 ft)
Population (2008-06-30)
 • Total 6,550
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes (nr. 0303) 13129
Vehicle registration B
Website Official website

Blankenburg is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the borough (Bezirk) of Pankow, Berlin. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Weißensee.

History

The locality, first mentioned in 1375,[1] was an autonomous municipality of the former Niederbarnim district, merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Greater Berlin Act".[2]

Geography

Blankenburg is located in the north-eastern suburb of Berlin and borders with the localities of Französisch Buchholz, Karow, Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow, Heinersdorf and, in a brief point, Pankow.

Transport

The locality is served by the Berlin S-Bahn lines S2, S8 and S9, at Blankenburg station, and by bus lines 150, 154 and 158. Blankenburger boundary with Französisch Buchholz is crossed by the motorway A114 and the nearest exit serving the locality is the n.4 ("Pasewalker Straße").

Personalities

  • Johannes Maus (1916–1985), actor

Photogallery

References

  1. ↑ (in German) History of Blankenburg
  2. ↑ (in German) Text of the law and list of the former municipalities

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