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Friedrichshain is a part of Berlin's borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. From its creation in 1920 until an administrative reform in 2001 it was a freestanding city borough. Formerly part of East Berlin, it is a central borough, adjacent to Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg and Lichtenberg. The district is named after the Volkspark Friedrichshain, a vast green park located at the north border to Prenzlauer Berg. During the Nazi era, it was known as Horst-Wessel-Stadt.