Treptow-Köpenick
Treptow-Köpenick | |
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Borough of Berlin | |
Coat of arms | |
show Location of Treptow-Köpenick in Berlin | |
Treptow-Köpenick | |
Coordinates: 52°27′N 13°34′E / 52.450°N 13.567°ECoordinates: 52°27′N 13°34′E / 52.450°N 13.567°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Berlin |
City | Berlin |
Subdivisions | 15 localities |
Government | |
• Mayor | Oliver Igel (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 168.43 km2 (65.03 sq mi) |
Population (2018-12-31) | |
• Total | 267,167 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | B |
Website | Official website |
Treptow-Köpenick (German pronunciation: [ˈtʁeːpto ˈkøːpənɪk] (listen)) is the ninth borough of Berlin, Germany, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Treptow and Köpenick.
Overview[]
Among Berlin's boroughs it is the largest by area with the lowest population density. The Johannisthal Air Field, Germany's first airfield, was located in Treptow-Köpenick, between Johannisthal and Adlershof. Treptower Park, a popular place for recreation and a tourist destination, is also located in the borough. The park features the sprawling Soviet War Memorial, a war memorial to the Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in 1945.[1]
Subdivisions[]
Treptow-Köpenick is divided into 15 localities:
- Alt-Treptow
- Plänterwald
- Baumschulenweg
- Johannisthal
- Niederschöneweide
- Altglienicke
- Adlershof
- Bohnsdorf
- Oberschöneweide
- Köpenick
- Friedrichshagen
- Rahnsdorf
- Grünau
- Müggelheim
- Schmöckwitz
Politics[]
At the 2016 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:
- SPD 15
- The Left 14
- Alternative for Germany 12
- CDU 7
- Alliance '90/The Greens 5
- Free Democratic Party 2
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Treptow-Köpenick is twinned with:[2]
- Albinea, Italy (1997)
- Cajamarca, Peru (1998)
- Cologne, Germany (1990)
- East Norriton Township, United States (1991)
- Izola, Slovenia (2002)
- Mokotów (Warsaw), Poland (1993)
- Mürzzuschlag, Austria (2002)
- Odernheim, Germany (1997)
- Tepebaşı, Turkey (2017)
- Veszprém County, Hungary (2002)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ The Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park
- ^ "Partnerstädte". berlin.de (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Treptow-Köpenick. |
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Berlin/Treptow-Köpenick. |
- Treptow-Köpenick
- Districts of Berlin