Reinickendorf
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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... : |
89.5 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... : |
240,454 (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... : |
2,686 inhabitants per km² | |
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| Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city.... of Borough: |
Marlies Wanjura (CDU) | |
| Parliament of Borough (BVV): | 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... 26, SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... 18, 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... 4, The Greys 3, FDP 3, (last election 2006) |
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Reinickendorf is the twelfth 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...
. It encompasses the northwest of the city area, including the Berlin-Tegel Airport, Lake Tegel
Lake Tegel
Lake Tegel , is the second largest lake in Berlin, Germany. It is situated in the northwest of the city in the Reinickendorf borough, in the Ortsteil of Tegel....
, spacious settlements of detached houses as well as housing estates like Märkisches Viertel
Märkisches Viertel
Märkisches Viertel is a German locality in the borough of Reinickendorf in Berlin.-Overview:It consists of a large housing estate of about 17,000 apartments with chains of high-rises up to 16 floors that were built from 1964 to 1974 by the GeSoBau Gesellschaft für sozialen Wohnungsbau...
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Subdivision
Reinickendorf is split in ten localities, population in brackets:
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Hermsdorf (Berlin) Hermsdorf is a district of Berlin located in the borough of Reinickendorf.-History:First mentioned in 1200, it was an autonomous municipality merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Greater Berlin Act"... (16,950) Waidmannslust Waidmannslust is a German locality within the borough of Reinickendorf, Berlin.-History:The locality was created in 1875 as a Villenkolonie . In 1920 it merged in the city of Berlin with the Greater Berlin Act. During the period 1949–1990 it was part of the French sector of West Berlin. Some... (10,316) Lübars Lübars is a German locality within the borough of Reinickendorf, Berlin.-History:First mentioned in 1247, it was an autonomous municipality merged into Berlin in 1920 with the "Greater Berlin Act". As a part of West Berlin bordering East Germany, Lübars was crossed, from 1961 to 1989, by the... (5,021) Wittenau Wittenau is a German locality within the borough of Reinickendorf, Berlin.-History:Originally named Dalldorf it was first mentioned in 1332... (29,597) Märkisches Viertel Märkisches Viertel is a German locality in the borough of Reinickendorf in Berlin.-Overview:It consists of a large housing estate of about 17,000 apartments with chains of high-rises up to 16 floors that were built from 1964 to 1974 by the GeSoBau Gesellschaft für sozialen Wohnungsbau... (35,833) |
Twin towns
VogelsbergkreisVogelsbergkreis
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, Germany
Germany
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since 1964 Lauterbach
Lauterbach, Hesse
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since 1966 Antony
Antony, Hauts-de-Seine
-Personalities:Antony was the birthplace of:* Nicola Sirkis singer with the French band Indochine* Agnès Jaoui screenwriter, film director and actress* Laurent Lafforgue , mathematician-International relations:...
, France
France
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since 1966 London Borough of Greenwich
London Borough of Greenwich
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, United Kingdom
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since 1966 Kiryat Ata, Israel
Israel
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since 1976 Bad Steben
Bad Steben
Bad Steben is a market town in the district of Hof in Bavaria in Germany. In 2007 Bad Steben celebrated its 175th anniversary as Bavarian State Spa....
, Germany
Germany
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since 1988 Melle
Melle, Germany
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, Germany
Germany
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since 1988 Blomberg
Blomberg
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, Germany
Germany
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since 1990