| Neukölln | |
| Borough of Berlin | |
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Neukölln
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Location of Neukölln in Berlin
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough subdivisions | 5 localities |
| Mayor | Heinz Buschkowsky (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 44.93 km2 (17.35 sq mi) |
| Population | 310,283 (31 March 2010) |
| - Density | 6,906 /km2 (17,886 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | B |
| Website | Official homepage |
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 and displaying a chiefly multinational aura.
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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.
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. [1] 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. [2]
| Percentage of people with migration background[3] | ||
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| Germans without migration background/Ethnic Germans | 60 % (189.000) | |
| Germans with migration background, or Foreigners/Ausländer | 40 % (121.000) | |
| Muslim/Middle Eastern origin (Turkey, Arab League, Iran etc.) | 18,0 % (55.000) | |
| non-German European origin (Russia, Poland, Greece, Serbia, Spain, France etc.) | 11 % (33.000) | |
| African background/Afro-Germans | 4% (12.400) | |
| Others(East Asians, US-Americans etc.) | 6,5 % (21.000) |
Neukölln is divided into 5 localities:
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Area (km²) |
Inhabitants |
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| 0801 Neukölln |
11.71 | 155,950 | 13,318 |
| 0802 Britz |
12.40 | 39,029 | 3,148 |
| 0803 Buckow |
6.35 | 38,219 | 6,019 |
| 0804 Rudow |
11.81 | 40,733 | 3,449 |
| 0805 Gropiusstadt |
2.67 | 35,751 | 13,390 |
At the 2011 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:
Media related to Neukölln at Wikimedia Commons
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