Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Arms	Map
Area:	102.5 km²
Inhabitants:	293,989 (2010-03-31)
Population density:	2,868 inhabitants per km²
Website:	Official homepage Template:De icon
Politics
Mayor of Borough:	Norbert Kopp (CDU)
Parliament of Borough (BVV):	CDU 22, SPD 18, Alliance '90/The Greens 9, FDP 6 (last election 2006)
Map of the localities

Steglitz-Zehlendorf is the sixth borough of Berlin, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Steglitz and Zehlendorf.

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%.

Percentage of the population with migration background
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)
- Poland migration background	3,0 % (9.800)
- Yugoslavia migration background	1,5 % (4.000)
- Afro-German/African background	1,1 % (3.000)
- Others ( Greeks, Italians, East Asians etc.)	14,0 % (40.600)

Subdivision

The Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough consists of seven localities:

• Steglitz
• Lichterfelde
• Lankwitz
• Zehlendorf
• Dahlem
• Nikolassee
• Wannsee

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

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

See also

• Berlin Steglitz-Zehlendorf (electoral district)

External links

• Official homepage Template:De icon
• Official homepage of Berlin Template:En icon