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Country
  
Germany

City
  
Berlin

Vehicle registration
  
B

Area
  
44.93 km²

State
  
Berlin

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Website
  
Official homepage

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Points of interest
  
Volkspark Hasenheide, Körnerpark, Berlin Central Mosque, Hertzbergplatz, Comenius‑Garten

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Neukölln is the eighth borough of Berlin, located in the southeastern part of the city and was part of the former American sector under the Four-Power occupation of the city. It features many Gründerzeit buildings and is characterized by having one of the highest percentage of immigrants in Berlin.

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History

Neukölln's independence ended in 1920 when it was incorporated into Berlin. See History of Neukölln (locality/Stadtteil Berlins)

From 1966 to 1975 the Gropiusstadt was built, a "Trabantenstadt" or city-within-a-city housing estate, designed by architect Walter Gropius.

Neukölln is selected as pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission Intercultural cities programme.

Demographics

As of 2010, the borough had a population of 310,283, of whom 121,000 (~40%) were of non-German ethnicity/origin. The percentage is significantly higher in the same-named locality of Neukölln. The borough is known for its large Turkish, Arab and Kurdish communities, which together make up roughly 18% of the borough's population. Recently, there has been an influx of Romani people and Sub-Saharan Africans. Another noticeable trend is the rapid gentrification of certain neighborhoods within the borough, where the influx of students, creatives and other young professionals of mostly Western origin has caused some tension.

Subdivision

Neukölln is divided into 5 localities:

Politics

At the 2011 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:

  • SPD 27
  • CDU 13
  • Alliance '90/The Greens 8
  • Pirate Party 4
  • The Left 3

    • Personalities

  • Leo Arons (1860-1919), physicist, social democrat and supporter of the trade union movement
  • Horst Buchholz, actor, (1933-2003)
  • Heinz Buschkowsky (born 1948), politician (SPD), former district mayor of Neukölln
  • Christiane F., (born 1962), author of the book Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
  • Alexander Hacke, musician, born 1965 in Neukölln
  • Kirsten Heisig, (1961-2010), juvenile magistrate in Neukölln, created the Neuköllner Modell, applying fast procedures to deal with juvenile offenders before they developed a criminal career.
  • Jutta Limbach, (1934-2016), legal academic
  • Inge Meysel, actress, (1910-2004), Seevetal
  • Gunnar Möller (born 1928), actor
  • Mady Rahl (1915-2009), actress
  • Elsa Thiemann (1910-1981), Bauhaus educated photographer, who took many photographs of Neukölln where she lived.
  • Lotte Ulbricht, wife of East German leader Walter Ulbricht, (1903-2002)
  • Momus, born 1960 in Paisley, Scotland, lives in Neukölln

    • Twin cities

  • Bat Yam, Israel
  • Cologne, Germany
  • Leonberg, Germany
  • Marino, Italy
  • Wetzlar, Germany
  • Hammersmith and Fulham, UK

    • References

    Neukölln Wikipedia
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