Pankow
Pankow | |
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Entrance of the Bürgerpark in the district | |
| Coordinates: 52°34′N 13°24′E / 52.567°N 13.400°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Subdivisions | 13 localities |
| Government | |
| • Borough Mayor | Cordelia Koch (Greens) |
| Area | |
• Total | 103.07 km2 (39.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 424,307 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | B |
| Website | berlin.de/ba-pankow |
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Pankow (German: [ˈpaŋkoː] ⓘ) is the second largest and most populous borough of the German capital 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. Pankow was sometimes claimed by the Western Allies (United States, United Kingdom, and France) to be the capital of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), while the German Democratic Republic itself considered East Berlin to be its capital.