Blankenfelde | |
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 Village church | |
Location of Blankenfelde in Pankow and Berlin
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 Location of Blankenfelde | |
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| Coordinates:52°37′07″N13°23′24″E / 52.61861°N 13.39000°E /52.61861; 13.39000 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough | Pankow |
| Founded | 1375 |
| Subdivisions | 2 zones |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,455 |
| • Density | 183/km2 (475/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 13159 |
| Vehicle registration | B |
Blankenfelde (German:[ˈblaŋkŋ̍ˌfɛldə]ⓘ) is alocality (Ortsteil) located within theBerlin borough (Bezirk) ofPankow. Of the city's 95 localities, it is the leastdensely populated.[2]
Blankenfelde was founded around 1375 and was integrated into Berlin in 1920 via the "Greater Berlin Act". AfterWorld War II, it was part ofEast Berlin from 1949 to 1990. From 1961 to 1989, its western borders were part of theBerlin Wall.[3]
Located in the northern outskirts of the city, Blankenfelde borders on theBrandenburg municipalities ofMühlenbecker Land in theOberhavel district andWandlitz in the district ofBarnim. Within Berlin, its neighboring localities areBuch,Französisch Buchholz, andRosenthal in the borough of Pankow andLübars in theReinickendorf borough. Blankenfelde's largest lake is theArkenberger Baggersee, located in a rural part of theBarnim Nature Park.[4]
Blankenfelde is divided into 2 zones (Ortslagen):
Though crossed by theS-Bahn lineS8, it has no direct access to the railway. Formerly, it was served by the now defunct branch of a local suburban line, theHeidekrautbahn, to which anabandoned station bears witness. Plans to re-activate the former line as part of theBerlin public transport system have been hypothesized but not yet finalized.Bus line 107 serves the area.
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