Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Steglitz-Zehlendorf | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin .svg) | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Subdivisions | 7 localities |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norbert Kopp (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.5 km2 (39.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2012-11-30) | |
| • Total | 300,039 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | B |
| Website | Official homepage |
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[1] | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Subdivision
The Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough consists of seven localities:
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
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
Education
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The Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin, a Japanese international school, is in the Wannsee community in Steglitz-Zehlendorf.[2]
Twin towns
The borough is twinned with:[3]
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[4]
12th 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
References
- ^ Template:De icon Steglitz-Zehlendorf on statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de
- ^ Home page. Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "Ｃｈａｒｌｏｔｔｅｎｓｔｒ．１０， １４１０９ Ｂｅｒｌｉｎ"
- ^ "Übersicht der Partnerstädte und befreundeten Gemeinden / Landkreise" (in German). Beauftragte für Städtepartnerschaften, Berlin. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ Template:De icon Twinning association of Steglitz-Zehlendorf
External links
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