Hohenschönhausen () was a
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle ...
of
Berlin
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, that existed from 1985 until
Berlin's 2001 administrative reform
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. It comprised the localities of
Alt-Hohenschönhausen (the core of the borough),
Neu-Hohenschönhausen,
Malchow,
Wartenberg and
Falkenberg
Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 27,813 inhabitants in 2019 (out of a municipal total of about 45,000). It is located at the mouth of river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish wo ...
.
Overview
It was created by splitting the localities of Hohenschönhausen,
Wartenberg,
Falkenberg
Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 27,813 inhabitants in 2019 (out of a municipal total of about 45,000). It is located at the mouth of river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish wo ...
and the eastern part of
Malchow off the 1920
Weißensee borough. In 2001 it was absorbed by the borough of
Lichtenberg. The locality of Hohenschönhausen was then renamed
Alt-Hohenschönhausen while the
housing estate
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Popular throughout the United States a ...
s of Wartenberg, Falkenberg and Malchow form the
Neu-Hohenschönhausen locality.
Culture
Alt-Hohenschönhausen is home to the
Hohenschönhausen Memorial Center on the site of a former
Stasi
The Ministry for State Security, commonly known as the (),An abbreviation of . was the state security service of the East Germany from 1950 to 1990.
The Stasi's function was similar to the KGB, serving as a means of maintaining state author ...
prison.
Stiftung Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen
/ref> It is also the location of the large sports complex Sportforum Hohenschönhausen.
Hohenschönhausen Castle is located in Alt-Hohenschönhausen. The ''Association Hohenschönhausen Castle'' cares for the restoration and cultural revitalization of this manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with ...
and regularly organizes different events in the castle, such as exhibitions, readings, and concerts.
See also
* Alt-Hohenschönhausen
* Neu-Hohenschönhausen
References
External links
Former boroughs of Berlin
Lichtenberg
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