Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Borough of Berlin
Coat of arms
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Location of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin
Coordinates: 52°26′N 13°15′E / 52.433°N 13.250°ECoordinates: 52°26′N 13°15′E / 52.433°N 13.250°E
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Government
• Mayor	Norbert Kopp (CDU)
Area
• Total	102.5 km^2 (39.6 sq mi)
Population (2012-11-30)
• Total	300,039
• Density	2,900/km^2 (7,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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

Subdivisions of Steglitz-Zehlendorf

The Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough consists of seven localities:

• Steglitz
• Lichterfelde
• Lankwitz
• Zehlendorf
• Dahlem
• Nikolassee
• Wannsee

Politics

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

Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin

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

• Berlin Steglitz-Zehlendorf (electoral district)

References

1. (German) Steglitz-Zehlendorf on statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de
2. Home page. Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "Ｃｈａｒｌｏｔｔｅｎｓｔｒ．１０， １４１０９　　Ｂｅｒｌｉｎ"
3. "Übersicht der Partnerstädte und befreundeten Gemeinden / Landkreise" (in German). Beauftragte für Städtepartnerschaften, Berlin. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
4. (German) Twinning association of Steglitz-Zehlendorf

External links

• Official homepage (German)
• Official homepage of Berlin (English)