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Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Coordinates: 52°30′N 13°27′E / 52.500°N 13.450°E / 52.500; 13.450
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Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Borough of Berlin
Coat of arms of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Coat of arms
Location of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in Berlin
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is located in Germany
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is located in Berlin
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Coordinates: 52°30′N 13°27′E / 52.500°N 13.450°E / 52.500; 13.450
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
Subdivisions2 localities
Government
 • MayorMonika Herrmann (Alliance '90/The Greens)
Area
 • Total
20.16 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2012-11-30)
 • Total
278,579
 • Density14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationB
Websiteofficial homepage

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪçsˌhaɪ̯n ˈkʁɔʏtsbɛɐ̯k] ⓘ) is the second borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former East Berlin borough of Friedrichshain and the former West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg. The historic Oberbaum Bridge, formerly a Berlin border crossing for pedestrians, links both districts across the river Spree as the new borough's landmark (as featured in the coat of arms).

Subdivisions of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

The counterculture tradition especially of Kreuzberg led to a plurality of votes for the Green Party, which is unique among all Berlin boroughs. The local MP Canan Bayram is the only Green politician directly elected to the federal Bundestag. While Kreuzberg is characterised by a high number of immigrants, the share of non-German citizens in Friedrichshain is much lower and the average age is higher. The merger between the distinct quarters is celebrated by an annual anarchic "vegetable fight" on the Oberbaumbrücke. Both parts have to deal with the consequences of gentrification.

Subdivision

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is divided into 2 localities, Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg.

Politics

Sitzverteilung in der BVV
Sitzverteilung in der BVV

As of May 2018, the following parties were represented on the borough council:[1]

International relations

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

Twin towns – Sister cities

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Factions of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough council". Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Wiesbaden's international city relations". Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Kontakty partnerskie Miasta Szczecin". Urząd Miasta Szczecin (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
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