Tempelhof-Schöneberg

Tempelhof-Schöneberg 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
Borough of Berlin
Ullsteinhaus
Coat of arms
Location of Tempelhof-Schöneberg in Berlin
Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Coordinates: 52°28′N 13°23′E
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
Subdivisions6 localities
Government
 • MayorAngelika Schöttler (SPD)
Area
 • Total53.09 km2 (20.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2012-11-30)
 • Total336,297
 • Density6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Vehicle registrationB
WebsiteOfficial 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]
Germans without migration background/Ethnic Germans69% (230,100)
Germans with migration background/Foreigners31% (105,000)
- Middle Eastern/Muslim migration background (Turkey, Arab League, Iran etc.)10.5% (35,000)
- Polish migration background4% (13,000)
- former Soviet background (Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan etc.)3.0% (10,300)
- Yugoslavian migration background2.7% (9,000)
- Afro-German/African background1.5% (5,000)
- Others (Greeks, Italians, East Asians etc.)9.3% (32,700)

Subdivision
Subdivisions of Tempelhof-Schöneberg

Tempelhof-Schöneberg consists of six localities as from north to south:

Politics
Sitzverteilung in der BVV

At the 2016 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:

Twin towns

Tempelhof-Schöneberg is twinned with:[3]

Sites of interest

Wikimedia Deutschland has its offices in Tempelhof-Schöneberg.[4]

See also
  • Berlin-Tempelhof – Schöneberg (electoral district)

References
  1. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/Publikationen/Stat_Berichte/2011/SB_A1-5_hj01-11_BE.pdf
  2. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/Publikationen/Stat_Berichte/2011/SB_A1-5_hj02-10_BE.pdf
  3. "Städtepartnerschaften des Bezirks Tempelhof-Schöneberg - Berlin.de" (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  4. "Kontakt." Wikimedia Deutschland. Retrieved on 8 May 2010.
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