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Pankow, Berlin — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Schloss Schönhausen rises at the heart of Pankow, a district of Berlin, Germany, near the Pankow village church.
About Pankow
Where to stay in Pankow
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Pankow lies within Berlin, its older streets set around Schloss Schönhausen and the Pankow village church. Rooms in Pankow come in short supply. Rooms sit near the Hoffnungskirche and the Franziskanerkloster Berlin-Pankow, a residential district rather than a hotel quarter, with the Heinrich Mann Monument and the Cajewitz Sculpture Trail close by.
If you want a quiet base near Schloss Schönhausen and the Franziskanerkloster Berlin-Pankow, Pankow works.
About Pankow
What are the main landmarks in Pankow?
Pankow centres on Schloss Schönhausen, the palace in its old core. Churches ring it too. The Pankow village church, the Hoffnungskirche, the Martin-Luther-Kirche and the Stephanuskirche stand across the district, while the Franziskanerkloster Berlin-Pankow marks its monastic past.
The Heinrich Mann Monument, the Denkmal für Johannes R. Becher and the Cajewitz Sculpture Trail line its streets.
What is the history of Pankow?
Pankow began as a village settlement gathered around the Pankow village church, at the edge of old Berlin. Its roots run deep. Schloss Schönhausen and the Franziskanerkloster Berlin-Pankow carry its older story, while the Garbáty memorial and the memorial to the 579 Jewish citizens of Pankow murdered under National Socialism record its twentieth-century loss.
The Denkmal für Johannes R. Becher keeps a later chapter.
Where is Pankow?
Pankow lies in Berlin, its streets running from Schloss Schönhausen and the Pankow village church out toward Schönholz and the Urmauer Berlin-Schönholz.
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Updated July 2026