Blankenburg (Berlin)

"Berlin-Blankenburg" redirects here. For the railway station, see Berlin-Blankenburg station.

Blankenburg
Quarter of Berlin
Aerial view with Französisch Buchholz (in north)
Blankenburg
Location of Blankenburg in Pankow district and Berlin
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Pankow
Founded	1375
Area
• Total	6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi)
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, was an autonomous municipality of the former Niederbarnim district, merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Greater Berlin Act".

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

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  Railway station

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  Centre of the locality

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  Rehabilitation center "Janus Korczak"

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• (German) Blankenburg official website