| Pankow | |
| Quarter of Berlin | |
| Old Bakery of Wollankstrasse | |
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Pankow
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Location of Pankow in Pankow district and Berlin
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| 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.
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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 the 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. It was because Schönhausen Palace was chosen as the presidential residency of the East Germany [1]
Pankow is situated in the south-western side of its district. It borders with the localities of Niederschönhausen, Französisch Buchholz, Heinersdorf, Weissensee, Prenzlauer Berg and Gesundbrunnen. Through Pankow (in East Berlin) and Gesundbrunnen (in West Berlin) passed, from 1961 to 1990, the Berlin Wall.
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.
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