Panketal

Panketal
Coat of arms
Panketal
Location of Panketal within Barnim district
Coordinates: 52°37′59″N 13°33′00″E / 52.63306°N 13.55000°E / 52.63306; 13.55000Coordinates: 52°37′59″N 13°33′00″E / 52.63306°N 13.55000°E / 52.63306; 13.55000
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Barnim
Government
• Mayor	Rainer Fornell (SPD)
Area
• Total	25.84 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	20,131
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16341
Dialling codes	030
Vehicle registration	BAR
Website	www.panketal.de

Panketal is a municipality in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 15 km northeast of Berlin (centre).

Panketal emerged in 2003 by merging the municipalities Zepernick and Schwanebeck. Since 1996, the population increased by 52.8%.

Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

In 2006 a ropes course has been set up in the district Hobrechtsfelde. The ropes course has some 20 different training units. It was subsidized by Panketal with a total sum of 150,000 €.

Ropes course in the climbing garden at Hobrechtsfelde

Church in Schwanebeck

Church in Zepernick

Former granary in Hobrechtsfelde

View point in Hobrechtsfelde