Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Steglitz-Zehlendorf (German: [ˌʃteːɡˌlɪt͡s ˈt͡seːlənˌdɔʁf] (listen)) 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
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Coordinates: 52°26′N 13°15′E
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
Subdivisions7 localities
Government
 • MayorCerstin Richter-Kotowski (CDU)
Area
 • Total102.5 km2 (39.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-06-30)
 • Total307,088
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
12157, 12161, 12163, 12165, 12167, 12169, 12203, 12205, 12207, 12209, 12247, 12249, 14109, 14129, 14163, 14165, 14167, 14169, 14193, 14195
Vehicle registrationB
WebsiteOfficial 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 Germans76% (223.400)
Germans with migration background/Foreigners24% (70.600)
– Middle Eastern/Muslim migration background (Turkey, Arab League, Iran etc.)4.5% (13.200)
– Polish migration background3.0% (9.800)
– Yugoslavian migration background1.5% (4.000)
– Afro-German/African background1.1% (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:

Politics
Sitzverteilung in der BVV

Borough Assembly

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

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

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

Education
Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin

Schools

Locations for science

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

Steglitz-Zehlendorf is twinned with:[3]

In 2020 Steglitz-Zehlendorf dissociated itself from its twin town of Kazimierz Dolny in Poland because it declared itself an LGBT free zone.[4] There is a debate about terminating the partnership.

See also

References
  1. (in German) Steglitz-Zehlendorf on statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de
  2. Home page. Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. "Beauftragte für Partnerschaften". berlin.de (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. Zeitung, Berliner. "„LGBT-freie Zone" in Polen: Steglitz-Zehlendorf will Partnerschaft nicht aufkündigen". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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