A fictional German-language TV series by the same name is set in the borough between 1980 and 1990 during the communist era.

[6] The first settlers subsisted on fishing and established themselves on the eastern shore of the lake, where an old trade route connected Berlin with Szczecin (German: Stettin) and the Baltic Sea – today the Bundesstraße 2 federal highway.

[9][7] Kindergarten EinStein, Klax-Kinder, Kita St.Josef, Kindergarten Staustraße, others[10] Schule am Hamburgerplatz,[11] Grundschule am Weißensee, Schule am Wasserturm, others[12] Heinz-Brand-Schule, Hagenback-Oberschule, others[13] Primo-Levi-Gymnasium, Robert-Havemann-Gymnasium, others[14] Max-Bill-Schule[15] Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee[16] Weißensee is one of the most peaceful districts of Berlin.

[17] The Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin (Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee) is of national rank.

[citation needed] The Radrennbahn Weissensee cycling track has also hosted popular music concerts.