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Lichtenberg is a borough of Berlin, Germany. In 2001, it was merged with the former borough of Hohenschönhausen; the resulting borough retained the name Lichtenberg. It encompasses an area of 52.29 km² and has, as of 2003, about 260,200 inhabitants.
Its current mayor is Christina Emmrich ( PDS).
Lichtenberg was home to the extensive main headquarters complex of the Stasi, the East German intelligence service. The complex is now a museum.