Blankenburg (Berlin) Explained

Blankenburg
Type:Quarter
City:Berlin
Coordinates:52.6°N 13.45°W
State:Berlin
Borough:Pankow
Elevation:52
Area:6.03
Postal Code:13129
Licence:B
Year:1375
Plantext:Location of Blankenburg in Pankow district and Berlin
Image Plan:Berlin Pankow Blankenburg.png
Website:Official website

Blankenburg (pronounced as /de/) 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").

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Notes and References

  1. History of Blankenburg
  2. Text of the law and list of the former municipalities