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

History

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

Recreation

In 2006 a ropes course
Ropes course
A ropes course is a challenging outdoor personal development and team building activity which usually consists of high and/or low elements. Low elements take place on the ground or only a few feet above the ground...

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 €.

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