Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Borough of Berlin
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Berlin
City Berlin
Borough subdivisions 7 localities
Mayor Reinhard Naumann (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 64.72 km2 (24.99 sq mi)
Population 319,628  (31 March 2010)
 - Density 4,939 /km2 (12,791 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate B
Website Official homepage

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is the fourth borough of Berlin, formed in the 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf.

Contents

Overview

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf covers the western centre of the City of Berlin. It borders on the Mitte borough in the east, on Tempelhof-Schöneberg in the southeast, Steglitz-Zehlendorf in the south, Spandau in the west and on Reinickendorf in the north. The district includes the inner city localities of Charlottenburg, Wilmersdorf and Halensee.

After World War II and the city's division by the Berlin Wall, the area around Kurfürstendamm and Bahnhof Zoo was the centre of former West Berlin, with the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church as its landmark. The Berlin Institute of Technology (Technische Universität Berlin), the Berlin University of the Arts (Universität der Künste), the Deutsche Oper Berlin as well as Charlottenburg Palace and the Olympic Stadium are also located in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.

Subdivision

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is divided into 7 localities:

Politics

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Charlottenburg is twinned with:

Wilmersdorf is twinned with:

Economy

The borough's economy largely depends on retail trade with supra-local importance. Air Berlin has its headquarters in Building 2 of the Airport Bureau Center in Charlottenburg-Nord.[1][2] As of 2006 Air Berlin employed 1,200 employees at its headquarters.[3] Germania has its headquarters in Charlottenburg-Nord.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Contact." Air Berlin. Retrieved on 12 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Approach map." Air Berlin. Retrieved on 12 May 2009.
  3. ^ Schulz, Stefan. "Ein Kandidat geht auf Tuchfühlung." Die Welt. 2 March 2006. Retrieved on 22 October 2009. "Am Saatwinkler Damm ist das Unternehmen mit 1200 Mitarbeitern (insgesamt 2700 Mitarbeiter) einer der größten Arbeitgeber der Hauptstadt."
  4. ^ "Contact." Germania Airline. Retrieved on October 12, 2009.

External links

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