Steglitz-Zehlendorf
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| Steglitz-Zehlendorf | |
| Borough of Berlin | |
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Location of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin
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| Coordinates | 52°26′N 13°15′E / 52.43333°N 13.25°ECoordinates: 52°26′N 13°15′E / 52.43333°N 13.25°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough subdivisions | 7 localities |
| Mayor | Norbert Kopp (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 102.5 km2 (39.6 sq mi) |
| Population | 293,989 (31 March 2010) |
| - Density | 2,868 /km2 (7,429 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | B |
| Website | Official homepage |
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Steglitz-Zehlendorf is the sixth borough of Berlin, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Steglitz and Zehlendorf.
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[edit] Demographics
As of 2010, the borough had a population of roughly 294,000, of whom about 70,000 (~24%) were of non-German ethnicity/origin. Hence, the percentage of migrants is a bit lower than Berlin's overall average, which is at roughly 30%.
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| Germans without migration background/Ethnic Germans | 76 % (223.400) |
| Germans with migration background/Foreigners | 24 % (70.600) |
| - Middle Eastern/Muslim migration background (Turkey, Arab League, Iran etc.) | 4,5 % (13.200) |
| - Polish migration background | 3,0 % (9.800) |
| - Yugoslavian migration background | 1,5 % (4.000) |
| - Afro-German/African background | 1,1 % (3.000) |
| - Others ( Greeks, Italians, East Asians etc.) | 14,0 % (40.600) |
[edit] Subdivision
The Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough consists of seven localities:
[edit] Politics
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At the 2011 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:
- CDU 24
- SPD 15
- Alliance '90/The Greens 13
- Pirate Party 3
[edit] Landmarks
- The Bierpinsel (literally: "Beer Brush"), a 1970s style restaurant tower in Steglitz
- The Botanical Garden in Dahlem
- The Philological Library at the Free University of Berlin in Dahlem, by Norman Foster
- The Wannsee: lake, villa (site of the notorious Wannsee Conference), and lido
- The Lichterfelde West Villenkolonie - exclusive residential area of 1860 with tree lined and cobbled streets
[edit] Twin towns
Bad Godesberg, Bonn, Germany since 1962- Hann. Münden, Germany since 1962
- Bremerhaven, Germany, since 1965
Kiryat Bialik, Israel since 1966- Nentershausen, Germany since 1966
- Hagen, Germany since 1967
Brøndby, Denmark since 1968
Cassino, Italy since 1969
XIIe arrondissement, Paris, France since 1970- Sderot, Israel since 1975
Ronneby, Sweden since 1976- Königs Wusterhausen, Germany since 1988
Szilvásvárad, Heves, Hungary since 1989
Kharkiv-Ordzhonikidzevsky, Ukraine since 1990
Kazimierz Dolny, Poland since 1993
Sochos, Greece since 1993
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[edit] External links
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- Official homepage (German)
- Official homepage of Berlin (English)
