The North of Berlin consists of the boroughs of Spandau, Reinickendorf, Pankow, Wedding and Weißensee. The area was urbanized in the 19th century through the industrialization of Berlin. Before that most districts were small towns. In the early 20th century it was the working-class area with heavy industry where Siemens was founded today even a small part of Reinickendorf is called Siemensstadt, due to the location of the company. Today it's become more residential but big industrial complexes are still seen in some areas.
