Heinersdorf

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Heinersdorf
Quarter of Berlin
Heinersdorf Church
Location of Heinersdorf in Pankow district and Berlin
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Coordinates: 52°34′01″N 13°26′24″E / 52.56694°N 13.44000°E / 52.56694; 13.44000
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough	Pankow
Founded	1319
Area
• Total	3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,859
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	13089
Vehicle registration	B

Heinersdorf (German:

Heinersdorf was first mentioned in a 1319 document when it was sold by Margrave Waldemar of Brandenburg to the Hospital of the Holy Ghost in Berlin. After that it changed owners several times.

In 1920 it was incorporated into

The foundations of the fieldstone church were laid around 1300. The church features two stained glass windows from 1946 by Charles Crodel. Another landmark is the Heinersdorf water tower, which was erected in 1910. Originally part of a planned town hall that was never built, it later served as a Flak tower and as a listening station of the Red Army. Since 1991 the building has been abandoned.

Heinerdorf was often in the media during 2008 due to controversy around the establishment of the

The federal highway (Bundesstraße) 109 running along the street Prenzlauer Promemade to the A114 Autobahnzubringer Prenzlau motorway marks Heinersdorf's western border.

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