Pankow

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Sign	Map
	The location of Pankow in Berlin
Area:	103.07 km²
Inhabitants:	362.051 (2007)
Population density:	3.515 inhabitants per km²
Website:	Official Homepage (German)
Politics
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)

Localities of Pankow

Pankow town hall

Pankow (German pronunciation: [ˈpaŋkoː]) is the third borough of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow.

[edit] Overview

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] Subdivision

The Pankow borough consists of 13 localities:

[edit] Transportation

The Pankow locality is served by the U2 line of the Berlin U-Bahn at the stations Vinetastraße and Pankow. S-Bahn service is available at the Berlin-Pankow, Pankow-Heinersdorf and Wollankstraße railway stations. Another connection to Berlin's inner city is also provided by the M1 line of the Berlin Straßenbahn.

The Bundesstraße 96a federal highway from Berlin toward Oranienburg runs through the locality along Mühlenstraße and Schönholzer Straße. Furthermore Pankow can be reached via the Bundesautobahn 114 from the Berliner Ring at the Prenzlauer Promenade junction.