Fennpfuhl | |
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 Skyline with theFennpfuhlpark | |
Location of Fennpfuhl in Lichtenberg district and Berlin  | |
  Fennpfuhl  Fennpfuhl | |
| Coordinates:52°31′42″N13°28′27″E / 52.52833°N 13.47417°E /52.52833; 13.47417 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough | Lichtenberg |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 34,530 |
| • Density | 16,000/km2 (42,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 10369 |
| Vehicle registration | B |
| Website | Official website |
Fennpfuhl (German:[ˈfɛnˌp͡fuːl]ⓘ) is a German locality (Ortsteil) in theborough (Bezirk) ofLichtenberg,Berlin. With a population of 30,932 (2008) in an area of 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi), it is the second mostdensely populated locality in Berlin (14,591/km²) afterFriedenau.[2]
In April 1961, the land development of the area calledLichtenberg (Nord) at that time, was begun and planning was subdivided into three sections. The area to be built upon covered an area of 175 hectares (430 acres). In the Erich-Kuttner-Straße on the edge of the area (section I), the firstPlattenbau, one of the most commonly built type of residence inEast Germany, was built. The building, which was built as an experimental sample is under monument protection today.[3] On December 2 1972, construction of the quarter began, the plan being to develop an area for almost 50,000 inhabitants. Populated since the early 1970s, it was officially completed on May 12, 1986.[4]
Fennpfuhl is situated in the eastern side of the city on the outside edge of theHundekopf (dog's head), the colloquial name for central Berlin surrounded by theRingbahn. It borders the localities ofLichtenberg,Alt-Hohenschönhausen,Weißensee andPrenzlauer Berg (both inPankow district). An urban park (Fennpfuhlpark), characterized by numeroussculptures is situated in the middle of the quarter.
As urban railways, the locality is served by theS-Bahn linesS4 (Ringbahn),S8 andS9, at the stations ofStorkower Straße andLandsberger Allee. It is also served by thetramway lines M5, M6, M8, M13, 16 and 21.
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