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Niederschönhausen Quarter of Berlin Aerial view with Schönhausen Palace
NiederschönhausenLocation of Niederschönhausen in Pankow district and Berlin
Coordinates 52°35′0″N 13°24′0″E / 52.583333°N 13.4°ECoordinates: 52°35′0″N 13°24′0″E / 52.583333°N 13.4°E Administration Country Germany State Berlin City Berlin Borough Pankow Quarter subdivisions 3 zones Basic statistics Area 6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi) Elevation 52 m (171 ft) Population 26,903 (30 June 2008) - Density 4,145 /km2 (10,736 /sq mi) Founded 1910 Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate B Postal codes (nr. 0311) 13156 
Schönhausen Palace
Niederschönhausen is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the borough (Bezirk) of Pankow, Berlin. It is commonly known also as "Pankow-Schönhausen".
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History
The settlement, characterised by mansions and dwelling houses, developed primarily around the year 1910, on the site of the Schönhausen Palace (Schloß Schönhausen) [1]. This short-lived municipality of the former Niederbarnim district merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act" in 1920. Part of East Berlin during the "Cold War", from 1941 to 1989 its boundary with Reinickendorf (in West Berlin) was crossed by the Berlin Wall.
Geography
Overview
Located in north Berlin, Niederschöneweide borders with the localities of Wilhelmsruh, Rosenthal, Französisch Buchholz, Pankow and Reinickendorf (in the homonymous district). The locality counts several green areas, as the Schönholzer Heide, the Brosepark, the Schlosspark Pankow [2], the Bürgerpark and the cemetery Friedhof Pankow III.
Subdivision
Niederschönhausen is divided into 3 zones (Ortslagen):
- Majakowskiring
- Nordend
- Schönholz
Transport
The locality is served by the tramway line M1 and by the bus lines 107, 150, 155 and 250. The S-Bahn crosses Niederschönhausen at the borders between Schönholz and Reinickendorf and serves it at Schönholz station (lines S1, S25 and S85).
Photogallery
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Max-Delbrück-Gymnasium
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A Club house in the Schönholzer Heide
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The Schlosspark
References
- ^ (German) Infos about the Schloß Schönhausen
- ^ (German) Infos about the Schlosspark on www.berlin.de
External links
Media related to Niederschönhausen at Wikimedia CommonsDistricts and localities of Berlin 
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
LichtenbergAlt-Hohenschönhausen • Falkenberg • Fennpfuhl • Friedrichsfelde • Karlshorst • Lichtenberg • Malchow • Neu-Hohenschönhausen • Rummelsburg • Wartenberg
Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Mitte
Neukölln
PankowBlankenburg • Blankenfelde • Buch • Französisch Buchholz • Heinersdorf • Karow • Niederschönhausen • Pankow • Prenzlauer Berg • Rosenthal • Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow • Weißensee • Wilhelmsruh
ReinickendorfFrohnau • Heiligensee • Hermsdorf • Konradshöhe • Lübars • Märkisches Viertel • Reinickendorf • Tegel • Waidmannslust • Wittenau
SpandauFalkenhagener Feld • Gatow • Hakenfelde • Haselhorst • Kladow • Siemensstadt • Spandau • Staaken • Wilhelmstadt
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Treptow-KöpenickAdlershof • Alt-Treptow • Altglienicke • Baumschulenweg • Bohnsdorf • Friedrichshagen • Grünau • Johannisthal • Köpenick • Müggelheim • Niederschöneweide • Oberschöneweide • Plänterwald • Rahnsdorf • SchmöckwitzDistricts > Localities > Zones • Greater Berlin Act • Former boroughsCategories:- Populated places established in 1910
- Localities of Berlin
- Pankow
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