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Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Borough of Berlin
Coat of arms of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
Subdivisions7 localities
Government
 • MayorReinhard Naumann (SPD)
Area
 • Total64.72 km2 (24.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2010-03-31)
 • Total319,628
 • Density4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationB
WebsiteOfficial homepage

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is the fourth borough of Berlin, formed in the 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf.

Overview

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf covers the western centre of the City of Berlin. It borders on the Mitte borough in the east, on Tempelhof-Schöneberg in the southeast, Steglitz-Zehlendorf in the south, Spandau in the west and on Reinickendorf in the north. The district includes the inner city localities of Charlottenburg, Wilmersdorf and Halensee.

After World War II and the city's division by the Berlin Wall, the area around Kurfürstendamm and Bahnhof Zoo was the centre of former West Berlin, with the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church as its landmark. The Berlin Institute of Technology (Technische Universität Berlin), the Berlin University of the Arts (Universität der Künste), the Deutsche Oper Berlin as well as Charlottenburg Palace and the Olympic Stadium are also located in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.

Demographics

As of 2010, the borough had a population of 319,628, of whom about 110,000 (34%) were of non-German origin. The largest Ethnic minorities were Turks at 4%; Poles at 3,5%; Arabs, former Yugoslavians& Afro-Germans at 2,5% each; Russians at 1,5%; and Ukrainians& Iranians at 1,0% each.


Percentage of the population with migration background [1]
Germans without migration background/Ethnic Germans 66% (209.700)
Germans with migration background/Foreigners 34 % (110.000)
- Middle Eastern/Muslim migration background (Turkey, Arab League, Iran etc.) 8 % (25.500)
- former Soviet background (Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan etc.) 4,4% (14.000)
- Polish migration background 3,5 % (11.000)
- Yugoslavian migration background 2,5 % (7.500)
- Afro-German/African background 2,5 % (7.500)
- Others ( Greeks, Italians, East Asians etc.) 13,1 % (44.500)

Subdivision

Subdivisions of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is divided into 7 localities:

Politics

At the 2011 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:

Twin towns — Sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Charlottenburg is twinned with:

Wilmersdorf is twinned with:

Economy

Air Berlin headquarters

The borough's economy largely depends on retail trade with supra-local importance. Air Berlin has its headquarters in Building 2 of the Airport Bureau Center in Charlottenburg-Nord.[2][3] As of 2006 Air Berlin employed 1,200 employees at its headquarters.[4] Germania has its headquarters in Charlottenburg-Nord.[5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/Publikationen/Stat_Berichte/2011/SB_A1-5_hj02-10_BE.pdf
  2. ^ "Contact." Air Berlin. Retrieved on 12 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Approach map." Air Berlin. Retrieved on 12 May 2009.
  4. ^ Schulz, Stefan. "Ein Kandidat geht auf Tuchfühlung." Die Welt. 2 March 2006. Retrieved on 22 October 2009. "Am Saatwinkler Damm ist das Unternehmen mit 1200 Mitarbeitern (insgesamt 2700 Mitarbeiter) einer der größten Arbeitgeber der Hauptstadt."
  5. ^ "Contact." Germania Airline. Retrieved on October 12, 2009.

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