Französisch Buchholz (), also known simply as Buchholz, is a German

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

(''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of

Pankow Pankow () is the most populous and the second-largest borough by area of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow. ...

History

First mentioned in 1242 as ''Buckholtz'' in a document, it became the property of Frederick William I in 1670. In 1685, after the

Edict of Potsdam The Edict of Potsdam (german: Edikt von Potsdam) was a proclamation issued by Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, in Potsdam on 29 October 1685, as a response to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the Edict of Fonta ...

, it was formed as a French colony (''Französische Kolonie''), a residence for French

Huguenot The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Be ...

s. An autonomous municipality of

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 sq ...

, named ''Berlin-Buchholz'' after 1913, it was merged into Berlin in 1920 by the " Greater Berlin Act". From 1949 to 1990 it was part of East Berlin.

Geography

Located in the northern suburbs of the city, but totally surrounded by the territory of Berlin, Buchholz borders on

Buch Buch (the German word for book or a modification of the German word '' Buche'' for beech) may refer to: People * Buch (surname), a list of people with the surname Buch Geography ;Germany: *Buch am Wald, a town in the district of Ansbach, Bavaria ...

, Karow,

Blankenburg Blankenburg may refer to: Places * Blankenburg am Harz, a German town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt * Blankenburg Castle (Harz), the castle in Blankenburg am Harz (see above) * Bad Blankenburg, a German town in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt dis ...

Niederschönhausen Niederschönhausen (, literally "Lower Schönhausen") is a locality (''Ortsteil'') within the borough (''Bezirk'') of Pankow in Berlin, Germany. It is also known as "Pankow-Schönhausen" to differ it from Hohenschönhausen in Berlin- Lichtenberg ...

, Rosenthal and Blankenfelde. In the north of the quarter is situated the

natural reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or o ...

"'' Karower Teiche''", part of the

Barnim Nature Park Barnim Nature Park () is a nature park and reserve in the state of Brandenburg, and partly in Berlin, Germany. It covers an area of 750 km2 (290 sq mi). It was established on September 24, 1998. Overview The park is located between the north ...

.Infos on the NPB official website
Click on "Naturpark", then click on "Region"

Transport

Crossed by the ''

S-Bahn The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban-suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble c ...

'' line S8 and by the '' Heidekrautbahn'', it is not directly served by urban railways except for the tramway line 50, that passes through all the quarter. The nearest ''S-Bahn'' stations are

and Pankow-Heinersdorf, situated on the lines S2, S8 and S9. Französisch Buchholz is also traversed, at its northern borders, by the Berliner

beltway A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...

( A10, known as "''Berliner Ring''"), that is linked to the short motorway A114. The exits n.2 ("Schönerlinder Straße"), n.3 (Bucher Straße) and n.4 ("Pasewalker Straße") serve the locality.

Photogallery

File:Karowerteiche-August-2008-19.png, View of the natural reserve " Karower Teiche" File:Tram stop Berlin Rosenthaler Str (2010).jpg, Tram stop at Rosenthaler Straße (line 50) File:FriedhofIX-Feierhalle1.jpg, Feierhalle at the local cemetery

References

External links

Französisch Buchholz official website
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