Malchow () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') in 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
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(''Bezirk'') of
Lichtenberg Lichtenberg may refer to:
Places
* Lichtenberg, Austria
* Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France
* Lichtenberg, Bavaria, Germany
* Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany
* Lichtenberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
* Lichtenberg (Lausitz), Saxony, Germany
* Lichte ...
,
Berlin
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. Until 2001 it was part of the former
Hohenschönhausen borough. With a population of 450 (2008) it is the least-populated Berliner ''Ortsteil''.
History
The locality was first mentioned in 1344. Until 1920 it was an autonomous municipality merged into Berlin 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.
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. A former civil parish of it,
Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow, was divided from Malchow in 1985, becoming an ''Ortsteil'' of the former borough of
Weißensee (still part 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 ...
district in 2001).
Geography
Malchow is located in the north-eastern suburb of Berlin, and counts in its territory a little lake named
Malchower See. It borders with the localities of
Wartenberg,
Neu-Hohenschönhausen and
Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow.
Transport
The locality, crossed by the
Außenring railway line, is not served by any station. The nearest
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 ...
stop is
Wartenberg, on
S75 line, that ends there. It has been projected to continue the S75 track in 2015 on the ''Außenring'' from Wartenberg to
Karow, but a station for Malchow, hypothesized, is still not officially scheduled on the plan.
Plan of the projects for the ''S-Bahn'' Berlin
The village's main road, Malchower Dorfstraße, is part of the B2, the German longest federal highway.
Photogallery
File:Nordufer Malchower See.JPG, View of the Malchower See
File:Clp 20100405 Gutshaus Malchow 1.jpg, Malchow Gutshaus
File:08-07-02 Kindergarten Malchow.JPG, Kindergarten Malchow
References
External links
Malchow page on www.berlin.de
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Localities of Berlin
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Populated places established in the 1340s