landmark
Berlin Wall Memorial
Open-air memorial preserving a section of the Berlin Wall with watchtower remains and documentation centre on Bernauer Strasse.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Pankow
State of Berlin, Germany · Europe
About Pankow
Pankow works well as a base: 5 minutes from Prenzlauer Berg, 6km from Berlin Cathedral.
Pankow is in State of Berlin, Germany, with about 65,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Prenzlauer Berg, about 4 km away.
Pankow (German: [ˈpaŋkoː] ) is the second largest and most populous borough of the German capital Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow. Pankow was sometimes claimed by the Western AlliesRead more
(United States, United Kingdom, and France) to be the capital of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), while the German Democratic Republic itself considered Berlin to be its capital.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Pankow?
Within an hour or so of Pankow: Berlin Wall Memorial (4 km), Neues Museum (5 km), Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) (5 km), Pergamon Museum (5 km).
Are there any good drives near Pankow?
The nearest famous roads are AVUS.
Where is Pankow?
Pankow is in State of Berlin, Germany, about 4 km from Prenzlauer Berg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 65,375
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- State of Berlin
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 52.5693, 13.4019
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Pankow
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Neues Museum
Beautifully restored museum housing the iconic bust of Nefertiti and outstanding Egyptian and prehistoric collections.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm)
Iconic 368-metre television tower at Alexanderplatz, the tallest structure in Germany and a symbol of Berlin.
5 km · about 10 min drive
museum
Pergamon Museum
Berlin's most visited museum, famous for monumental archaeological reconstructions including the Ishtar Gate of Babylon.
5 km · about 10 min drive
museum
Museum Island
A UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of five world-class museums on an island in the Spree, housing treasures from antiquity to the 19th century.
6 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Reichstag Building
Historic seat of the German parliament topped with Norman Foster's striking modern glass dome offering panoramic city views.
6 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Brandenburg Gate
18th-century neoclassical triumphal arch that became the symbol of German reunification after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
6 km · about 10 min drive
cathedral
Berlin Cathedral
A monumental neo-baroque domed cathedral on Museum Island, with a crypt of Prussian royals and a climbable cupola.
6 km · about 10 min drive
Driving roads near Pankow
- Right hereAVUSThe world's first limited-access motor road (1921), a Berlin autobahn stretch that doubled as a terrifyingly fast race circuit with a 43-degree brick banking until 1998.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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