Steglitz-Zehlendorf
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Steglitz-Zehlendorf | |
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Coordinates: 52°26′N 13°15′E / 52.433°N 13.250°E | |
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] | |
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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) |
Subdivision
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The Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough consists of seven localities:
Politics
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At the 2016 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:
- CDU 17
- SPD 13
- Alliance '90/The Greens 11
- Alternative for Germany 6
- Free Democratic Party 5
- The Left 3
Landmarks
- The Bierpinsel (literally: "Beer Brush"), a 1970s style restaurant tower in Steglitz
- The Botanical Garden in Dahlem
- Glienicke Palace
- Glienicke Hunting Lodge
- The Philological Library at the Free University of Berlin in Dahlem, by Norman Foster
- Prussian Privy State Archives in Dahlem
- The Wannsee: lake, villa (site of the notorious Wannsee Conference), and lido
- Liebermann Villa, former residence of the painter Max Liebermann, today a museum for his art at the Wannsee
- Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island), with the same named castle in the Wannsee
- Berlin Mexikoplatz station, art nouveau railway station in Zehlendorf
- The Lichterfelde West Villenkolonie - exclusive residential area of 1860 with tree lined and cobbled streets
Gallery
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Botanical Garden
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Glienicke Palace
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Liebermann Villa
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Mexikoplatz railway station
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Lido at the Wannsee
Education
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- German Archaeological Institute
- American Academy
- Centre for Modern Oriental Studies
- The Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin, a Japanese international school, is in the Wannsee community in Steglitz-Zehlendorf.[2]
- Charité - Campus Benjamin Franklin
- Freie Universität Berlin (Free University of Berlin) in Dahlem
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
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