Blankenburg () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

(''Bezirk'') of

Pankow Pankow () is the second largest and most populous Boroughs and quarters of Berlin, borough of the German capital Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weissensee (Berlin), W ...

, 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 The Greater Berlin Act (), officially Law Regarding the Creation of the New Municipality of Berlin (), was a law passed by the Prussian state government in 1920, which greatly expanded the size of the Prussian and German capital of Berlin. Hist ...

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Geography

Blankenburg is located in the north-eastern suburb of Berlin and borders with the localities of

Französisch Buchholz Französisch Buchholz (), also known simply as Buchholz, is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Pankow. History First mentioned in 1242 as ''Buckholtz'' in a document, it became the property of Frederick ...

, Karow,

Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow () is a German locality within the Berlin borough of Pankow. Until 2001 it was part of the former Weißensee borough. History The history of this locality is related to the neighboring quarter of Malchow. Originally the ...

Heinersdorf Heinersdorf () is a locality in the boroughs of Berlin, borough of Pankow in Berlin, Germany. It is located close to the Pankow (locality), centre of Pankow. History Heinersdorf was first mentioned in a 1319 document when it was sold by Waldema ...

and, in a brief point,

Transport

The locality is served by the ''

Berlin S-Bahn The Berlin S-Bahn () is a rapid transit railway system that services the reigon in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It has been in operation under the name since December 1930, having been previously called the special tariff are ...

'' 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

File:S-Bahnhof Berlin-Blankenburg (2009).jpg, Railway station File:Blankenburg Ortskern.jpg, Centre of the locality File:Berlin-Blankenburg Krugstege2 asv2023-04.jpg, Rehabilitation center " Janus Korczak"

References

External links

Blankenburg official website
{{Authority control Localities of Berlin * Populated places established in the 1370s