Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Steglitz-Zehlendorf is the sixth borough of Berlin, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Steglitz and Zehlendorf.

Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Borough of Berlin
Coat of arms
Location of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin
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Coordinates: 52°26′N 13°15′E
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Subdivisions	7 localities
Government
• Mayor	Cerstin Richter-Kotowski (CDU)
Area
• Total	102.5 km^2 (39.6 sq mi)
Population  (2018-06-30)
• Total	307,088
• Density	3,000/km^2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	12157, 12161, 12163, 12165, 12167, 12169, 12203, 12205, 12207, 12209, 12247, 12249, 14109, 14129, 14163, 14165, 14167, 14169, 14193, 14195
Vehicle registration	B
Website	Official homepage

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

Sitzverteilung in der BVV

Borough Assembly

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

• CDU 17
• SPD 13
• Alliance '90/The Greens 11
• Alternative for Germany 6
• Free Democratic Party 5
• The Left 3

Borough Mayors

• 2001–2006: Herbert Weber (CDU)
• 2006–2016: Norbert Kopp (CDU)
• since 2016: Cerstin Richter-Kotowski (CDU)

Landmarks

• The Bierpinsel (literally: "Beer Brush"), a 1970s style restaurant tower in Steglitz
• The Botanical Garden in Dahlem
• Glienicke Palace
• Glienicke Hunting Lodge
• The Philological Library at the Free University of Berlin in Dahlem, by Norman Foster
• Prussian Privy State Archives in Dahlem
• The Wannsee: lake, villa (site of the notorious Wannsee Conference), and lido
• Liebermann Villa, former residence of the painter Max Liebermann, today a museum for his art at the Wannsee
• Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island), with the same named castle in the Wannsee
• Berlin Mexikoplatz station, Art Nouveau railway station in Zehlendorf
• The Lichterfelde West Villenkolonie – exclusive residential area of 1860 with tree lined and cobbled streets

Gallery

• 
  Botanical Garden
• 
  Glienicke Palace
• 
  Liebermann Villa
• 
  Mexikoplatz railway station
• 
  Beach at the Wannsee

Education

Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin

• German Archaeological Institute
• American Academy
• Centre for Modern Oriental Studies
• The Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin, a Japanese international school, is in the Wannsee community in Steglitz-Zehlendorf.[2]
• Charité – Campus Benjamin Franklin
• Freie Universität Berlin (Free University of Berlin) in Dahlem

Twin towns

Steglitz-Zehlendorf maintains official partnerships with 21 towns, of which 10 are located within Germany and 11 in other countries.[3]

These are:[3]

International  Israel: Kirjat Bialik, 1966  Denmark: Brøndby, 1968  Italy: Cassino, 1969  Israel: Sderot, 1975  Sweden: Ronneby, 1976  Hungary Szilvásvárad, 1989  Ukraine: Kharkiv, 1990  Poland: Kazimierz Dolny, 1993  Greece: Sochos, 1993  Hungary: Zugló, 2008  Korea: Songpa-gu, 2013

National Bonn-Bad Godesberg, North Rhine-Westfalia (1962) Göttingen (district), Lower Saxony (1962) Hann. Münden, Lower Saxony (1962) Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein (1964) Bremerhaven, Bremen (1965) Nentershausen, Hesse (1966) Hagen, North Rhine-Westfalia (1967) Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate (1970) Lüchow-Dannenberg, Lower Saxony (1979) Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg (1988)

In 2020 Steglitz-Zehlendorf dissociated itself from its twin City Kazimierz Dolny in Polend 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. "Ｃｈａｒｌｏｔｔｅｎｓｔｒ．１０， １４１０９　　Ｂｅｒｌｉｎ"
3. "Beauftragte für Partnerschaften". berlin.de (in German). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
4. Zeitung, Berliner. "„LGBT-freie Zone" in Polen: Steglitz-Zehlendorf will Partnerschaft nicht aufkündigen". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 July 2020.

External links

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