Blankenfelde () is a

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(''Ortsteil'') located within the

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borough (''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 ...

. Of the city's 95 localities, it is the least

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History

Blankenfelde was founded around 1375 and was integrated into Berlin in 1920 via the "

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". After

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, it was part of

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from 1949 to 1990. From 1961 to 1989, its western borders were part of the

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Geography

Overview

Located in the northern outskirts of the city, Blankenfelde borders on the

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municipalities of

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in the

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district and

Wandlitz Wandlitz is a municipality in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km north of Berlin, and 15 km east of Oranienburg. The municipality was established in 2004 by merger of the nine villages ''Basdorf'', ' ...

in the district of

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. Within Berlin, its neighboring localities are

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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 ...

, and

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in the borough of Pankow and

Lübars Lübars () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Boroughs and localities of Berlin, borough (''Bezirk'') of Reinickendorf, Berlin. History First mentioned in 1247, it was an autonomous municipality merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Gr ...

in the Reinickendorf borough. Blankenfelde's largest lake is the Arkenberger Baggersee, located in a rural part of the

Barnim Nature Park Barnim Nature Park () is a nature park and reserve in the state of Brandenburg, and partly in Berlin, Germany. It covers an area of 750 km2 (290 sq mi). It was established on September 24, 1998. Overview The park is located between the north ...

.Infos on the NPB official website
Click on "Naturpark", then click on "Region"

Subdivision

Blankenfelde is divided into 2 zones (''Ortslagen''): * Arkenberge *

Stadtrandsiedlung Blankenfelde Stadtrandsiedlung is a German word meaning "suburban settlement". It may refer to several places in Germany: * Stadtrandsiedlung, a quarter in downtown Greifswald * Stadtrandsiedlung (''Am Stadtrand''), a neighbourhood in Potsdam * Stadtrandsied ...

Transport

Though crossed by the ''

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'' line S8, it has no direct access to the railway. Formerly, it was served by the now defunct branch of a local suburban line, the '' Heidekrautbahn'', to which an abandoned station bears witness. Plans to re-activate the former line as part of the Berlin public transport system have been hypothesized but not yet finalized.

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107 serves the area.

Photogallery

File:Berlin-Blankenfelde Bahnhof.JPG, The former Berlin-Blankenfelde station File:Berlin-Blankenfelde view from north.jpg, Northern view of Blankenfelde

References

External links

{{Authority control Localities of Berlin * Populated places established in the 1370s sv:Blankenfelde