Bernau bei Berlin

German town in the Barnim district

Bernau bei Berlin (English Bernau near Berlin) is a German city in the Barnim district. The city is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Berlin.

Bernau bei Berlin
Coat of arms of Bernau bei Berlin
Location of Bernau bei Berlin within Barnim district
Bernau bei Berlin is located in Germany
Bernau bei Berlin
Bernau bei Berlin
Bernau bei Berlin is located in Brandenburg
Bernau bei Berlin
Bernau bei Berlin
Coordinates: 52°40′00″N 13°34′59″E / 52.66667°N 13.58306°E / 52.66667; 13.58306
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictBarnim
SubdivisionsHauptort und 4 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorAndré Stahl (Die Linke)
Area
 • Total103.73 km2 (40.05 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total42,054
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16321
Dialling codes03338
Vehicle registrationBAR, BER, EW
Websitewww.bernau-bei-berlin.de

In 1842 a railway line was opened. One of the first electrical suburban railway lines in the world has been opened in 1924. This line of the Berlin S-Bahn connected Bernau with station Stettiner Bahnhof (today Berlin Nordbahnhof) in Berlin. The Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (ADGB) (General German Confederation of Trade Unions) opened its school in 1930. The Waldsiedlung (engl. residential area in the wood) is a district of the city where the political leaders of the GDR lived isolated from the people.

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References change

  1. "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.

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