Pankow: Majakowskiring Power, Schlosspark Calm, and Berlin's Bourgeois Northern Borough
Pankow is a locality in Berlin's Pankow borough with a population around 65,000. During the GDR era, the neighbourhood around Majakowskiring housed the East German political elite, making "Pankow" a Western metonym for the entire GDR government. The Schlosspark Pankow, surrounding a Baroque palace that served as the first seat of the East German president, provides a green retreat.
The Breite Strasse, Pankow's historic high street, mixes independent shops with remnants of its village past. The Buergerpark, connecting Pankow to the Panke river path, is popular with joggers and families. Pankow retains more of a leafy, residential character than the neighbouring Prenzlauer Berg, which gentrified earlier and more dramatically. The U-Bahn and S-Bahn connect Pankow to Alexanderplatz in under 15 minutes. The area has attracted young families priced out of inner-city districts. Adult companionship follows Berlin's city-state regulations.
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Pankow is a locality in Berlin's Pankow borough with a population around 65,000. During the GDR era, the neighbourhood around Majakowskiring housed the East German political elite, making "Pankow" a Western metonym for the entire GDR government. The Schlosspark Pankow, surrounding a Baroque palace that served as the first seat of the East German president, provides a green retreat.
The Breite Strasse, Pankow's historic high street, mixes independent shops with remnants of its village past. The Buergerpark, connecting Pankow to the Panke river path, is popular with joggers and families. Pankow retains more of a leafy, residential character than the neighbouring Prenzlauer Berg, which gentrified earlier and more dramatically. The U-Bahn and S-Bahn connect Pankow to Alexanderplatz in under 15 minutes. The area has attracted young families priced out of inner-city districts. Adult companionship follows Berlin's city-state regulations.
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