Franzoesisch Buchholz: Huguenot Settlement in Berlin-Pankow
Franzoesisch Buchholz is an Ortsteil of Berlin's Pankow borough, with about 21,450 inhabitants. The name reflects the Huguenot refugees who settled here in the late 17th century after the Edict of Potsdam invited persecuted French Protestants to Brandenburg. The village church, originally medieval, was expanded to serve both the German and French Reformed congregations. The area remained agricultural well into the 20th century and still has open fields at its northern edge where Berlin meets Brandenburg.
Pankow centre is about 5 kilometres south. The A114 motorway runs through the district. New residential developments have expanded rapidly since the early 2000s, transforming former farmland into housing estates. The Bucher Forst, a large woodland area, lies to the northeast.
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Franzoesisch Buchholz is an Ortsteil of Berlin's Pankow borough, with about 21,450 inhabitants. The name reflects the Huguenot refugees who settled here in the late 17th century after the Edict of Potsdam invited persecuted French Protestants to Brandenburg. The village church, originally medieval, was expanded to serve both the German and French Reformed congregations. The area remained agricultural well into the 20th century and still has open fields at its northern edge where Berlin meets Brandenburg.
Pankow centre is about 5 kilometres south. The A114 motorway runs through the district. New residential developments have expanded rapidly since the early 2000s, transforming former farmland into housing estates. The Bucher Forst, a large woodland area, lies to the northeast.
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