Reinickendorf | |
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Borough of Berlin | |
) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 52°34′N 13°20′E / 52.567°N 13.333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Subdivisions | 10 localities |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Frank Balzer (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89.5 km2 (34.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2012-11-30) | |
| • Total | 247,248 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | B |
| Website | Official website |
Reinickendorf (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪ̯nɪkn̩ˌdɔʁf] ) is the twelfth borough of Berlin. It encompasses the northwest of the city area, including the Berlin Tegel Airport, Lake Tegel, spacious settlements of detached houses as well as housing estates like Märkisches Viertel.
Subdivisions
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Subdivisions of Reinickendorf
Reinickendorf is split in eleven localities, population in brackets:
- Reinickendorf (73,847)
- Tegel (33,873)
- Konradshöhe (6,031)
- Heiligensee (17,800)
- Frohnau (17,309)
- Hermsdorf (16,950)
- Waidmannslust (10,316)
- Lübars (5,021)
- Wittenau (22,696)
- Märkisches Viertel (35,833)
- Borsigwalde (6,432)
Politics
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Allocation of seats in the borough council of Berlin borough Reinickendorf
At the 2016 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:
- CDU 21
- SPD 13
- Alternative for Germany 8
- Alliance '90/The Greens 6
- Free Democratic Party 4
- The Left 3
Twin towns – sister cities
Reinickendorf is twinned with:[1]
Antony, France (1966)
Bad Steben, Germany (1988)- Blomberg, Germany (1990)
Greenwich, England, United Kingdom (1966)
Kiryat Ata, Israel (1976)- Melle, Germany (1988)
- Vogelsberg (district), Germany (1964)
Notable people
- Anne Julia Hagen, Miss Germany 2010
- Thomas Hässler (born 1966), footballer
- Reinhard Mey, Musician
- Andreas Neuendorf, footballer
- Robert Russ, music producer, Grammy winner 2018
- Marie Schlei, politician
- Frank Steffel, politician
See also
- Berlin Reinickendorf (electoral district)
References
- ^ "Die Partnerstädte von Berlin-Reinickendorf". berlin.de (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
External links