Weißensee (Berlin)

Weißensee
Location of Weißensee
Weißensee
Weißensee
Coordinates: 52°33′N 13°28′E / 52.550°N 13.467°E / 52.550; 13.467
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughPankow
Founded1313
Government
  MayorDaniel Ecke
Area
  Total
7.93 km2 (3.06 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
56,963
  Density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
13086, 13088
Vehicle registrationB
Websitewww.berlin.de/special/stadtteile/weissensee/

Weißensee (German pronunciation: [ˌvaɪ̯sn̩ˈzeː]) is a quarter in the borough of Pankow in Berlin, Germany, that takes its name from the small lake Weißer See (literally 'White Lake') within it. Before Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, Weißensee was a borough in its own right, consisting of the quarters of Weißensee, Heinersdorf, Blankenburg, Karow, and Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow. A fictional German-language TV series by the same name is set in the borough between 1980 and 1990 during the communist era.