What is Pankow?
[[File:Berlin pankow.png|thumb|The location of Pankow in Berlin.]] [[File:Coat of arms of borough Pankow.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] [[File:Berlin Ehrenmal Schoenholz.JPG|thumb|The Schönholz memorial, Pankow]] '''Pankow''' [{{IPA|ˈpaŋkoː}}] is one of the new [[Boroughs of Berlin|borough]] of [[Berlin]]. In 2001, the old borough of Pankow was merged (joined) with the former boroughs of [[Prenzlauer Berg]] and [[Berlin-Weißensee|Weißensee]]. It has an area of {{convert|103.07|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on|lk=on}} and about 347,100 inhabitants. Pankow's current [[mayor]] is Matthias Koehne ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]). Between 1945 and 1960 many members of the government of East Germany lived in the [[Majakowskiring]] district of Pankow. Western writers often called Pankow capital of East Germany, or used Pankow as shorthand for the East German government. The [[Rykestrasse Synagogue]] Germany's largest [[synagogue]], is located in the Prenzlauer Berg neighbourhood of the Pankow district. == Other websites == {{commons|Bezirk Pankow}} * [http://www.berlin.de/ba-pankow/index.html Official Homepage] {{Boroughs of Berlin}} {{coord|52|34|N|13|24|E|display=title}} {{geo-stub}}