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Volkspark Friedrichshain

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Volkspark Friedrichshain (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlkspaʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪçsˌhaɪn] (listen)) is a large urban park on the border of the Berlin neighborhoods of Friedrichshain and Prenzlauer Berg. The oldest public park in Berlin, at 52 hectares, it is also the fourth-largest, after Tempelhofer Park (>300 hectares), Tiergarten (210 hectares), and Jungfernheide (146 hectares).

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Volkspark Friedrichshain
Am Friedrichshain, Berlin Prenzlauer Berg

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10407 Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg
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