Geography
Prenzlauer Berg is a portion of the Pankow district in northeast Berlin. On the west and southwest it borders Mitte, on the south Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, on the east Lichtenberg, and on the north Weißensee and Pankow.
Geologically, the district lies entirely on the Barnim glacial deposit and borders from the southwest (to Mitte) on the Berlin glacier valley, which was formed in the Ice Age.
The highest point of the district is 91 meters above sea level in the northwest of Volkspark Prenzlauer Berg. This hill came into being after World War II, created from one of the debris piles after the gathering of rubble from the city center and the subsequent rebuilding.
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