Reinickendorf
Reinickendorf (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪ̯nɪkn̩ˌdɔʁf] (listen)) is the twelfth borough of Berlin. It encompasses the northwest of the city area, including the Berlin Tegel Airport, Lake Tegel, spacious settlements of detached houses as well as housing estates like Märkisches Viertel.
Reinickendorf | |
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Borough of Berlin | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Reinickendorf in Berlin ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 52°34′N 13°20′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Berlin |
City | Berlin |
Subdivisions | 10 localities |
Government | |
• Mayor | Frank Balzer (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 89.5 km2 (34.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Population (2012-11-30) | |
• Total | 247,248 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | B |
Website | Official homepage (in German) |
Subdivision
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Subdivisions of Reinickendorf
Reinickendorf is split in eleven localities, population in brackets:
- Reinickendorf (73,847)
- Tegel (33,873)
- Konradshöhe (6,031)
- Heiligensee (17,800)
- Frohnau (17,309)
- Hermsdorf (16,950)
- Waidmannslust (10,316)
- Lübars (5,021)
- Wittenau (22,696)
- Märkisches Viertel (35,833)
- Borsigwalde (6,432)
Politics
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Allocation of seats in the borough council of Berlin borough Reinickendorf
At the 2016 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:
Sister Cities
Vogelsbergkreis, Germany since 1964
Lauterbach since 1966
Antony, France since 1966
Royal Borough of Greenwich, United Kingdom since 1966
Kiryat Ata, Israel since 1976
Bad Steben, Germany since 1988
Melle, Germany since 1988
Blomberg, Germany since 1990
Notable People from Reinickendorf
- Anne Julia Hagen, Miss Germany 2010
- Thomas Hässler (born 1966), footballer
- Reinhard Mey, Musician
- Andreas Neuendorf, footballer
- Robert Russ, music producer, Grammy winner 2018
- Marie Schlei, politician
- Frank Steffel, politician
References
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