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Pankow is a special district. Situated in the northeast of Berlin, it offers contrasting sub districts: there is everything here, from the densely populated, lively Prenzlauer Berg in the south to the almost rural Blankenfelde in the north. As well as Prenzlauer Berg, the sub districts  of Pankow and Weißensee have urbane character and old Berlin charm. After the district boundary reform in 2001 a truly mammoth district was created. After some argument, the district leaders decided just to call it Pankow, for historical reasons.

Pankow – History and popular culture

Pankow has always been something special.  The well known Berlin folk song ‘Bolle reiste jüngst zu Pfingsten, nach Pankow war sein Ziel’ (‘Bolle just went away at Whitsun, to Pankow he did go’) probably originates from the 19th century. Rather later (more precisely, in 1983) Udo Lindenberg had a massive hit with his ‘Sonderzug nach Pankow’ (‘Special Train to Pankow’). Today, as well as plenty of green space, the district also offers places of interest. They include Schloss Schönhausen, construction of which commenced in 1664. In GDR times it was first the headquarters of the Head of State and then the government’s guest house. Today it houses an exhibition about recent German history. Europe’s largest Jewish cemetery is to be found in Weißensee. The Weißensee Park beckons with bathing stations and excursion pubs and Prenzlauer Berg remains one of the most interesting areas in Berlin, full of vibrancy, bars, galleries and workshops.

Your freehold apartment in Pankow – From urbane to green

Whether you decide to go for the urbane high life of Prenzlauer Berg, for solid Weißensee or idyllic Blankenfelde – Pankow offers something to suit all tastes. In terms of transport: you can say that the further south you are in the district, the better connected you are to the public network. Underground line U2 runs through Prenzlauer Berg and Pankow, bringing you quickly to Potsdamer Platz and City West.  Commuter railway line S2 offers a connection from Friedrichstrasse via Pankow out as far as Buch. The circle line runs through Prenzlauer Berg. The district is also crossed by several tram lines.