Elevation 52 m (171 ft) Area 5.16 km² | State Berlin Founded 1230 Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
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Neu-Hohenschönhausen (New Hohenschönhausen) is a German locality (Ortsteil) in the borough (Bezirk) of Lichtenberg, Berlin. Until 2001 it was part of the former Hohenschönhausen borough.
Contents
- Map of Neu HohenschC3B6nhausen Berlin Germany
- History
- Position
- Subdivision
- Transport
- Literature
- References
Map of Neu-Hohensch%C3%B6nhausen, Berlin, Germany
History
The locality, still inhabited in the 19th century, hadn't a different name from Alt-Hohenschönhausen as part of it. The designation was used from the 1960s for this local part, to distinguish it from the old town.
Position
Neu-Hohenschönhausen is located in the north-eastern part of Berlin. It borders with the localities of Malchow, Falkenberg, Wartenberg, Alt-Hohenschönhausen, Weißensee, Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow (both in Pankow district) and Marzahn (in Marzahn-Hellersdorf district).
Subdivision
The locality is divided into 4 zones (Ortsgebiete):
Transport
The locality is served by tram lines M4, M5 and M17 of the Berlin tram network and by the S-Bahn stations of Hohenschönhausen (S75 line and Regionalbahn regional rail), Gehrenseestraße (S75) and Wartenberg (S75).