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Falkenberg
Falkenberg
Quarter of Berlin
	View of Dorfstraße
	Location of Falkenberg in Lichtenberg district and Berlin
	Falkenberg Falkenberg
	Coordinates: 52°30′21″N 13°31′09″E / 52.50583°N 13.51917°E
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Lichtenberg
Founded	1370
Area
• Total	3.06 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	3,079
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	13057
Vehicle registration	B

Falkenberg (German: [ˈfalkŋ̍ˌbɛʁk] ^ⓘ) is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the borough (Bezirk) of Lichtenberg, Berlin. Until 2001, it was part of the borough of Hohenschönhausen.

History

The settlement, inhabited by farmers from the Barnim, was first mentioned in 1370 on a document of Otto V, Duke of Bavaria. Until 1920, it was a municipality of Niederbarnim district, merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act".^[2]

Geography

Situated in northeastern suburb of Berlin, Falkenberg is bounded by the Brandenburger municipality of Ahrensfelde, in Barnim district. It borders with the Berliner localities of Wartenberg, Neu-Hohenschönhausen and Marzahn (in Marzahn-Hellersdorf).

Transport

Falkenberg is not directly served by the S-Bahn, but the station of Berlin-Ahrensfelde (line S7) is not too far from the settlement. The tramway terminal stop "Falkenberg" (lines M4 and M17), located in Neu-Hohenschönhausen, also serves the locality. The Bus line 197 ^[3] crosses Falkenberg and links it to this two stops.