Neukölln
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| Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... |
44.93 km² | |
| Inhabitants Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
310,283 (2010-03-31) | |
| Population density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans... |
6,904 inhabitants per km² | |
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Heinz Buschkowsky (SPD) | |
| Parliament of Borough (BVV) | SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... 27, CDU Christian Democratic Union (Germany) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... 13, Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir... 8, Piratenpartei 4, The Left Party.PDS 3 (last election 2011) |
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Neukölln is the eighth borough of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, 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
Gründerzeit
' refers to the economic phase in 19th century Germany and Austria before the great stock market crash of 1873. At this time in Central Europe the age of industrialisation was taking place, whose beginnings were found in the 1840s...
buildings and is characterized by having one of the highest percentage of immigrants
Immigration to Germany
On 1 January 2005, a new immigration law came into effect that altered the legal method of immigration to Germany. The political background to the introduction of the new immigration law being that Germany for the first time ever acknowledged to be an "immigration country." Although the practical...
in Berlin and displaying a chiefly multinational aura.
History
Neukölln's independence ended in 1920 when it was incorporated into BerlinGreater Berlin Act
The Greater Berlin Act , in full the Law Regarding the Reconstruction of the New Local Authority of Berlin , was a law passed by the Prussian government in 1920 that greatly expanded the size of the German capital of Berlin.-History:...
. See History of Neukölln (locality/Stadtteil Berlins)
From 1966 to 1975 the Gropiusstadt
Gropiusstadt
Gropiusstadt is a locality within the Berlin borough of Neukölln. It was named after the architect who projected the complex: Walter Gropius.-History:...
was built, a "Trabantenstadt" or city-within-a-city housing estate
Housing estate
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, designed by architect Walter Gropius
Walter Gropius
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
.
Neukölln is selected as pilot city of the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
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and the European Commission
European Commission
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Intercultural cities
Intercultural cities
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programme.
Demographics
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 NeuköllnNeukölln (locality)
Neukölln is an inner-city locality of Berlin in the homonymous borough of Neukölln, including the historic village of Rixdorf and numerous Gründerzeit apartment blocks. The Ortsteil is densely settled a with a population of 154,127 inhabitants and is the most populated one of Berlin...
. 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.
| Percentage of people with migration background | ||
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| Germans without migration background/Ethnic Germans | 60 % (189.000) | |
| Germans with migration background, or Foreigners/Ausländer Ausländer - People with surname Auslander or Ausländer :* Joseph Auslander, Poet* Leora Auslander* Louis Auslander, mathematician* Maurice Auslander, mathematician, who introduced:** Auslander algebra** Auslander–Buchsbaum formula** Auslander–Buchsbaum theorem... |
40 % (121.000) | |
| Muslim/Middle Eastern origin (Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... , Arab League Arab League The Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organisation of Arab states in North and Northeast Africa, and Southwest Asia . It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan , Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a... , Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... etc.) |
18,0 % (55.000) | |
| non-German European origin (Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... , Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... etc.) |
11 % (33.000) | |
| African background/Afro-Germans Afro-Germans Afro-Germans , African-Germans or Black Germans are defined as the Black African community and diaspora in Germany.Historic backgrounds vary; so does allocation: in particular, cities like Hamburg and Berlin have substantial grown Black communities, with a high percentage of ethnically mixed... |
4% (12.400) | |
| Others(East Asians East Asia East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms... , US-Americans etc.) |
6,5 % (21.000) |
Subdivision
Neukölln is divided into 5 localities:| Locality |
Area (km²) |
Inhabitants |
Density (Inhabitants/km²) |
| 0801 Neukölln Neukölln (locality) Neukölln is an inner-city locality of Berlin in the homonymous borough of Neukölln, including the historic village of Rixdorf and numerous Gründerzeit apartment blocks. The Ortsteil is densely settled a with a population of 154,127 inhabitants and is the most populated one of Berlin... |
11.71 | 155,950 | 13,318 |
| 0802 Britz Britz Britz is a German locality within the Berlin borough of Neukölln.-History:The village of Britzig was first mentioned in 1273. It was incorporated by the 1920 Greater Berlin Act... |
12.40 | 39,029 | 3,148 |
| 0803 Buckow Buckow (Berlin) Buckow is a locality within the Berlin borough of Neukölln.-History:The village was founded in 1373 by German settlers probably at the place of an earlier Wends' village of the name Buk spelled along with its patronymic suffix -ow... |
6.35 | 38,219 | 6,019 |
| 0804 Rudow Rudow Rudow is a locality within the Berlin borough of Neukölln.-History:The village was founded in 1373. Until 1920 it was a municipality of the former Teltow district, merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act"... |
11.81 | 40,733 | 3,449 |
| 0805 Gropiusstadt Gropiusstadt Gropiusstadt is a locality within the Berlin borough of Neukölln. It was named after the architect who projected the complex: Walter Gropius.-History:... |
2.67 | 35,751 | 13,390 |
Personalities
- Horst BuchholzHorst BuchholzHorst Werner Buchholz was a German actor, remembered for his part in The Magnificent Seven and Nine Hours to Rama. He appeared in over sixty films during his acting career from 1952–2002.-Life and work:...
, actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, born December 4, 1933, died March 3, 2003 in Berlin - Alexander HackeAlexander HackeAlexander Hacke is a guitarist, bass guitarist, singer, experimental / industrial / electronic musician from Germany....
, musicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, born October 11, 1965 in Neukölln - Jutta LimbachJutta LimbachJutta Limbach is a German jurist and politician. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany . She received her doctorate in law in 1966 by the Free University of Berlin and fulfilled the requirements to be appointed professor by the German educational system in 1971...
, legal academicLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, born March 27, 1934 in Neukölln - Inge MeyselInge MeyselInge Meysel was a German actress. From the early 1960s until her death, Meysel was one of Germany's most popular actresses...
, actress, born May 5, 1910 in Neukölln, died July 10, 2004 in Bullenhausen, SeevetalSeevetalSeevetal is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km south of Hamburg, and 15 km west of Winsen . Its seat is in the village Hittfeld... - Mady RahlMady RahlMady Rahl was a German stage and film actress.Born Edith Gertrud Meta Raschke in Neukölln, now part of Berlin, Rahl trained as an actress and dancer. In 1935 she made her stage debut in Leipzig under the direction of Douglas Sirk and started her film career in 1936 with the movie Der...
, actress, born March 3, 1915 in Neukölln - Lotte UlbrichtLotte UlbrichtLotte Ulbricht was a Socialist Unity Party of Germany official and the second wife of the East German leader Walter Ulbricht....
, wife of East GermanGerman Democratic RepublicThe German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
leader Walter UlbrichtWalter UlbrichtWalter Ulbricht was a German communist politician. As First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to 1971 , he played a leading role in the creation of the Weimar-era Communist Party of Germany and later in the early development and...
, born April 19, 1903 in Neukölln, died March 27, 2002 in Berlin. - Momus (artist)Momus (artist)Nick Currie , more popularly known under the artist name Momus , is a songwriter, blogger and former journalist for Wired...
, born February 11, 1960 in PaisleyPaisleyPaisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...
, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, lives in Neukölln.
Twin cities
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, Germany
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Leonberg
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, Italy
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Wetzlar
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, Germany
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