Falkenberg (Berlin)

Falkenberg
Quarter of Berlin
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Coordinates: 52°30′21″N 13°31′09″E / 52.50583°N 13.51917°E / 52.50583; 13.51917Coordinates: 52°30′21″N 13°31′09″E / 52.50583°N 13.51917°E / 52.50583; 13.51917
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Lichtenberg
Founded	1370
Area
• Total	3.06 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2008-06-30)
• Total	1,164
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	(nr. 1104) 13057
Vehicle registration	B

Falkenberg (German: [ˈfalkn̩ˌbɛʁk] (listen)) is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the borough (Bezirk) of Lichtenberg, Berlin. Until 2001, it was part of the borough of Hohenschönhausen.

History[]

The settlement, inhabited by farmers from the Barnim, was first mentioned in 1370 on a document of Otto V, Duke of Bavaria. Until 1920, it was a municipality of Niederbarnim district, merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act".^[1]

Geography[]

Situated in northeastern suburb of Berlin, Falkenberg is bounded by the Brandenburger municipality of Ahrensfelde, in Barnim district. It borders with the Berliner localities of Wartenberg, Neu-Hohenschönhausen and Marzahn (in Marzahn-Hellersdorf).

Transport[]

Falkenberg is not directly served by the S-Bahn, but the station of Berlin-Ahrensfelde (line S7) is not too far from the settlement. The tramway terminal stop "Falkenberg" (lines M4 and M17), located in Neu-Hohenschönhausen, also serves the locality. The Bus line 197 ^[2] crosses Falkenberg and links it to this two stops.

Photogallery[]

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  Entrance to Falkenberg

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  Dorfkate building

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  Marie Elisabeth von Humboldt Straße

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Falkenberg at Wikimedia Commons

• (in German) Falkenberg page on www.berlin.de