Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Tempelhof-Schöneberg (German pronunciation: [ˈtɛmpl̩hoːf ˈʃøːnəˌbɛʁk]) is the seventh borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Tempelhof and Schöneberg. Situated in the south of the city it shares borders with the boroughs of Mitte and Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in the north, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and Steglitz-Zehlendorf in the west as well as Neukölln in the east.
Tempelhof-Schöneberg | |
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Borough of Berlin | |
![]() Ullsteinhaus | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Tempelhof-Schöneberg in Berlin ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 52°28′N 13°23′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Berlin |
City | Berlin |
Subdivisions | 6 localities |
Government | |
• Mayor | Angelika Schöttler (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 53.09 km2 (20.50 sq mi) |
Population (2012-11-30) | |
• Total | 336,297 |
• Density | 6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | B |
Website | Official homepage |
Demographics
As of 2010, the borough had a population of 335,060, of whom about 105,000 (31%) were of non-German origin. The largest ethnic minorities were Turks constituting 7% of the population; Poles at 4%; Yugoslavians at 3%; Arabs at 2.5%; Afro-Germans at 1.5% and Russians at 1.3%.[1]
Percentage of the population with migration background [2] | |
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Germans without migration background/Ethnic Germans | 69% (230,100) |
Germans with migration background/Foreigners | 31% (105,000) |
- Middle Eastern/Muslim migration background (Turkey, Arab League, Iran etc.) | 10.5% (35,000) |
- Polish migration background | 4% (13,000) |
- former Soviet background (Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan etc.) | 3.0% (10,300) |
- Yugoslavian migration background | 2.7% (9,000) |
- Afro-German/African background | 1.5% (5,000) |
- Others (Greeks, Italians, East Asians etc.) | 9.3% (32,700) |
Subdivision

Tempelhof-Schöneberg consists of six localities as from north to south:
Politics
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At the 2016 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:
Twin towns
Tempelhof-Schöneberg is twinned with:[3]
Ahlen, Germany since 1964
Amstelveen, Netherlands since 1957
Bad Kreuznach, Germany since 1964
Charenton-le-Pont, France
London Borough of Barnet, England
Koszalin, Poland since 1995
Levallois-Perret, France
Mezitli, Turkey
Nahariya, Israel since 1970
Paderborn (district) since 1962
Penzberg, Germany since 1964
Teltow-Fläming (district), Germany since 1991
Werra-Meißner-Kreis (district), Germany since 1957
Wuppertal, Germany since 1964
Sites of interest
Wikimedia Deutschland has its offices in Tempelhof-Schöneberg.[4]
References
- http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/Publikationen/Stat_Berichte/2011/SB_A1-5_hj01-11_BE.pdf
- http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/Publikationen/Stat_Berichte/2011/SB_A1-5_hj02-10_BE.pdf
- "Städtepartnerschaften des Bezirks Tempelhof-Schöneberg - Berlin.de" (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- "Kontakt." Wikimedia Deutschland. Retrieved on 8 May 2010.