Named after Falkenberg, a village on Berlin’s north-eastern edge.
Falkenberg was laid out in the 13th century and first recorded on 26 June 1370. In 1791 the estate was bought by Marie-Elisabeth von Humboldt, mother of Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt; she was buried in the village church, which was blown up in 1945. It became part of Berlin in 1920 and is today a district of Lichtenberg.