Pankow
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For the German band named after the district, see Pankow (band).
For the village in Poland, see Panków.
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| Area: | 103.07 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 362.051 (2007) |
| Population density: | 3.515 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | Official Homepage (German) |
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| Mayor of Borough: | Matthias Köhne (SPD) |
| Parliament of Borough (BVV): | SPD 17, The Left Party.PDS 14, Alliance '90/The Greens 10, CDU 7, FDP 2, The Greys 2, WASG 2, Republicans 1 (last election 2006) |
Pankow [ˈpaŋkoː] is the third borough of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg, Weißensee and Wilhelmsruh; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow.
Between 1945 and 1960, the Majakowskiring street in the Niederschönhausen locality of Pankow was the home to many members of the East German government. Western writers therefore often referred to Pankow as shorthand for the East German regime.
The Rykestrasse Synagogue, Germany's largest synagogue, is located in the Prenzlauer Berg locality.
[edit] Localities
- Prenzlauer Berg
- Weißensee
- Blankenburg
- Heinersdorf
- Karow
- Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow
- Pankow
- Blankenfelde
- Buch
- Französisch Buchholz
- Niederschönhausen
- Rosenthal
- Wilhelmsruh
[edit] Twin towns
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