Steglitz 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%.

Subdivision

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

The Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin, a Japanese international school, is in the Wannsee community in Steglitz-Zehlendorf.

Twin towns

The borough is twinned with:

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 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