Steglitz-Zehlendorf

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Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Borough of Berlin
Coat of arms of Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Coat of arms
Location of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin
Steglitz-Zehlendorf is located in Germany
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Coordinates: 52°26′N 13°15′E / 52.433°N 13.250°E / 52.433; 13.250Coordinates: 52°26′N 13°15′E / 52.433°N 13.250°E / 52.433; 13.250
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
Subdivisions7 localities
Government
 • MayorCerstin Richter-Kotowski (CDU)
Area
 • Total102.5 km2 (39.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-06-30)
 • Total307,088
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
12157, 12161, 12163, 12165, 12167, 12169, 12203, 12205, 12207, 12209, 12247, 12249, 14109, 14129, 14163, 14165, 14167, 14169, 14193, 14195
Vehicle registrationB
WebsiteOfficial homepage

Steglitz-Zehlendorf (German: [ˌʃteːɡˌlɪt͡s ˈt͡seːlənˌdɔʁf] (About this soundlisten)) 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[]

Subdivisions of Steglitz-Zehlendorf

The Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough consists of seven localities:

Politics[]

Sitzverteilung in der BVV
Sitzverteilung in der BVV

Borough Assembly[]

At the 2016 elections for the Borough Assembly (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:

Borough Mayors[]

  • 2001��2006: (CDU)
  • 2006–2016: (CDU)
  • since 2016: (CDU)

Landmarks[]

Gallery[]

  • Botanical Garden

  • Glienicke Palace

  • Liebermann Villa

  • Mexikoplatz railway station

  • Beach at the Wannsee

Education[]

Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin

Schools[]

Locations for science[]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

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

Steglitz-Zehlendorf is twinned with:[3]

In 2020 Steglitz-Zehlendorf dissociated itself from its twin town of Kazimierz Dolny in Poland because it declared itself an LGBT free zone.[4] There is a debate about terminating the partnership.

See also[]

  • Berlin Steglitz-Zehlendorf (electoral district)

References[]

  1. ^ (in German) Steglitz-Zehlendorf on statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de
  2. ^ Home page. Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Beauftragte für Partnerschaften". berlin.de (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. ^ Zeitung, Berliner. ""LGBT-freie Zone" in Polen: Steglitz-Zehlendorf will Partnerschaft nicht aufkündigen". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 July 2020.

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