Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

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Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Borough of Berlin

Coat of arms
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Coordinates: 52°30′N 13°27′E / 52.500°N 13.450°E / 52.500; 13.450Coordinates: 52°30′N 13°27′E / 52.500°N 13.450°E / 52.500; 13.450
Country Germany
State Berlin
City Berlin
Government
 • Mayor Monika Herrmann (Alliance '90/The Greens)
Area
 • Total 20.16 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Population (2012-11-30)
 • Total 278,579
 • Density 14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Vehicle registration B

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is the second borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former East Berlin borough of Friedrichshain and the former West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg. The historic Oberbaum Bridge, formerly a Berlin border crossing for pedestrians, links both districts across the river Spree as the new borough's landmark (as featured in the coat of arms).

Overview

Subdivisions of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

The counterculture tradition especially of Kreuzberg led to a plurality of votes for the Green Party, which is unique among all Berlin boroughs. The local MP Hans-Christian Ströbele is the only Green politician directly elected to the federal Bundestag. While Kreuzberg is characterised by a high number of immigrants, the share of non-German citizens in Friedrichshain is much lower and the average age is higher. The merger between the distinct quarters is celebrated by an annual anarchic "vegetable fight" on the Oberbaumbrücke. Both parts have to deal with the consequences of gentrification.

Subdivision

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is divided into 2 localities:

Politics

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

International relations

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

Twin towns – Sister cities

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is twinned with:

See also

  • Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg - Prenzlauer Berg East (electoral constituency)

References

  1. ↑ "Wiesbaden's international city relations". Retrieved 24 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Kontakty partnerskie Miasta Szczecin". Urząd Miasta Szczecin (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2013-07-29. 

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