What is Lichtenberg-Hohenschönhausen?
[[File:Berlin lichtenberg.png|thumb|The location of Lichtenberg in Berlin.]] [[File:Coat of arms of borough Lichtenberg.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Lichtenberg''' is a [[Boroughs of Berlin|borough]] of [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]. In 2001 it took over the old borough of [[Hohenschönhausen]]. Lichtenberg now has an area of {{convert|52.29|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on|lk=on}} and a population (as of 2003) of about 260,200 inhabitants. The present mayor of the borough is Christina Emmrich ([[The Left (Germany)|Die Linke]]). Lichtenberg contains the [[Tierpark Friedrichfelde|Tierpark Berlin]], the larger of Berlin's two zoological parks. Lichtenberg was also the site of the headquarters of the [[Stasi]], the [[East Germany|East German]] intelligence service. The complex is now a museum. The [[Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial]] is on the site of the main prison of the Stasi. ==Other websites== {{Commons|Bezirk Lichtenberg|Berlin-Lichtenberg}} * [http://www.berlin.de/ba-lichtenberg/index.html Official Homepage (in German)] {{Boroughs of Berlin}} {{authority control}} {{coord|52|32|N|13|30|E|region:DE-BE_type:adm2nd|display=title}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}}