Karow (Berlin)
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{{Infobox German location
|name = Karow
|name_local =
|image_photo = 2009-09-22-luftbild-berlin-by-RalfR-03.jpg
|image_caption = aerial view of the quarter
|type = Quarter
|City = Berlin
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|state = Berlin
|district =
|borough = Pankow
|elevation = 60
|area = 6.65
|pop_ref = {{Population Germany|key=11|datref=QUELLE}}
|population = {{Population Germany|key=110305}}
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|postal_code = 13125
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|licence = B
|free_2 =
|free_2_txt =
|year = 1375
|plantext = Location of Karow in Pankow and Berlin
|image_plan = Berlin Pankow Karow.png
|website = [http://www.berlin-karow.de/ Official website]
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Karow ({{IPA|de|ˈkaːʁoː|-|De-Karow.ogg}}){{cite book|title=Duden Aussprachewörterbuch|edition=6|year=2005|publisher=Bibliographisches Institut & F.A. Brockhaus AG|location=Mannheim|isbn=3-411-04066-1}} is a German locality (Ortsteil) within the Berlin borough (Bezirk) of Pankow. Until 2001 it was part of the former Weißensee borough.
History
File:Dorfkirche Karow 02.jpg]]
The locality was first mentioned in 1375 with the name of Kare.{{in lang|de}} [http://www.alt-karow.de/chronik/chronik.php Historical chronicles about Karow] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424054617/http://www.alt-karow.de/chronik/chronik.php |date=24 April 2010 }} Autonomous Prussian municipality of the former Niederbarnim district, Karow was incorporated into Berlin in 1920, with the "Greater Berlin Act".
Geography
=Overview=
Located in the north-eastern suburb of Berlin, it borders with the localities of Buch, Französisch Buchholz, Blankenburg and Stadtrandsiedlung Malchow. It also borders, on the east, with the Brandenburger town of Ahrensfelde, in the district of Barnim. Part of its territory, close to the natural reserve Karower Teiche (in Buchholz) is included in Barnim Nature Park.[http://www.np-barnim.de/ Infos on the NPB official website]. Click on "Naturpark", then click on "Region"
=Subdivision=
Karow counts 1 zone (Ortslage):
Transport
The locality is served by the S-Bahn station of Karow, on the line S2. This station is also the endpoint of a local railway, the Heidekrautbahn.
The Berliner beltway (A10, known as "Berliner Ring") crosses Karow and separates it from Buch. An exit serving the quarter (n.3 "Bucher Straße") is located on the short motorway A114.
Photogallery
File:Alt-Karow.JPG|The old centre "Alt-Karow"
File:Berlin-Karow-Bahnhof.jpg|Berlin-Karow station building
File:Berlin Karower Teiche asv2022-07.jpg|View of the Karower Teiche
References
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Literature
- Martin Eckart Pfannschmidt: "Geschichte der Berliner Vororte Buch und Karow", Berlin 1927
External links
{{Commons category-inline|Berlin-Karow|Karow}}
- {{in lang|de}} [http://www.berlin-karow.de/ Karow official site]
- {{in lang|de}} [http://www.alt-karow.de/ Site about Alt-Karow]
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