Buch (Berlin)
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Location of Buch in Pankow and Berlin
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| Coordinates | 52°38′1″N 13°29′57″E / 52.63361°N 13.49917°ECoordinates: 52°38′1″N 13°29′57″E / 52.63361°N 13.49917°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough | Pankow |
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| Area | 18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (295 ft) |
| Population | 13,188 (30 June 2008) |
| - Density | 725 /km2 (1,877 /sq mi) |
| Founded | 1342 |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | B |
| Postal codes | (nr. 0309) 13125 |
| Website | Official website |
Buch is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Pankow.
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History [edit]
The village was founded in 1347, on Panke river, a tributary of Spree.[1] Until 1920 Buch was a Brandenburger municipality merged in Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act". From 1949 to 1990 it was part of East Berlin.
Geography [edit]
Located in north-eastern suburb of the city, Buch represents the northernmost locality of Berlin, with its northernmost point at the Rieselfelder, a former sewage farm transformed in a rural area part of the Bucher Forest (in Barnim Nature Park [2]). In this area it counts a lake named Bogensee.
In its large border with Brandenburg, Buch is surrounded by the municipalities of Wandlitz and Panketal (with the civil parishes of Zepernick, Röntgental and Neu Buch [3]), both in the district of Barnim. The Berliner localities bordering with Buch are Blankenfelde, Französisch Buchholz and Karow. In this Ortsteil it exist a zone named Stadtrandsiedlung Buch.
Transport [edit]
The locality is served by the urban rail line S2, part of the S-Bahn, at the station of Buch. It is also traversed, at its southern borders, by the Berliner beltway (A10, known as "Berliner Ring"). Nearest exit to Buch is the n.36, "Berlin-Weißensee".
Photogallery [edit]
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Panke river at the Schlosspark Buch
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Berlin-Buch train station
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Combined heat and power plant Berlin-Buch.
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References [edit]
- ^ (German) Historical chronicles about Buch
- ^ Infos on the NPB official website. Click on "Naturpark", then click on "Region"
- ^ Named after Buch
Literature [edit]
- Martin Eckart Pfannschmidt: "Geschichte der Berliner Vororte Buch und Karow", Berlin 1927
External links [edit]
Media related to Buch at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) Buch official site
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