Hohenschönhausen () was a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, 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 ...

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, that existed from 1985 until

Berlin's 2001 administrative reform Berlin is divided into boroughs or administrative districts (). In Berlin, the term is officially shortened to (districts). The boroughs are further divided into quarters (). These smaller localities are officially recognised, but have no admini ...

. It comprised the present-day localities of

Alt-Hohenschönhausen Alt-Hohenschönhausen (, ) is a locality (''Ortsteil'') in the borough (''Bezirk'') of Lichtenberg, Berlin. Known also as Hohenschönhausen it was, until 2001, the main and the eponymous locality of the former Hohenschönhausen borough. In 2008 t ...

(the core of the borough),

Neu-Hohenschönhausen Neu-Hohenschönhausen (, ) is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') in the borough (''Bezirk'') of Lichtenberg, Berlin. Until 2001 it was part of the former Hohenschönhausen borough. History As early as the 19th century, the name Neu-Hohenschönhause ...

Malchow Malchow () is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district), Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Geography It is situated on the river Elde, 25,5 km we ...

, Wartenberg and

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It was created in 1985 by splitting the localities of Hohenschönhausen, Wartenberg,

and the eastern part of

off the 1920 Weißensee borough. In 2001 it was absorbed by the borough of

Lichtenberg Lichtenberg may refer to: Places * Lichtenberg, Austria * Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France * Lichtenberg, Bavaria, Germany * Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany * Lichtenberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany * Lichtenberg (Lausitz), Saxony, Germany * Lichte ...

. The locality of Hohenschönhausen was then renamed

while the

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s of Wartenberg, Falkenberg and Malchow formed the

locality.

Culture

Alt-Hohenschönhausen is home to the Hohenschönhausen Memorial Center on the site of a former

Stasi The Ministry for State Security (, ; abbreviated MfS), commonly known as the (, an abbreviation of ), was the Intelligence agency, state security service and secret police of East Germany from 1950 to 1990. It was one of the most repressive pol ...

prison.Stiftung Gedenkstätte Berlin-Hohenschönhausen
/ref> It is also the location of the large sports complex

Sportforum Hohenschönhausen Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, officially named Sportforum Berlin, is a multi-purpose sports complex in the locality of Alt-Hohenschönhausen of the borough of Lichtenberg, Berlin, Lichtenberg in Berlin. The Sportforum was also known as the Dynamo- ...

Hohenschönhausen Castle Hohenschönhausen Castle (German: ''Schloss Hohenschönhausen'' or ''Bürgerschloss Hohenschönhausen'') is a manor house in the borough Alt-Hohenschönhausen in Berlin, Germany. It is owned by the ''Association Hohenschönhausen Castle'' and lis ...

is located in

. 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 usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

and regularly organizes different events in the castle, such as exhibitions, readings, and concerts.

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* Former boroughs of Berlin Lichtenberg {{Berlin-geo-stub

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