Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Borough of Berlin
Coat of arms
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Location of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Founded	2001
Government
• Mayor	Carsten Engelmann (CDU)
Area
• Total	64.72 km2 (24.99 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)
• Total	326,354
• Density	5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	10585, 10587, 10589, 10623, 10625, 10627, 10629, 10707, 10709, 10711, 10713, 10715, 10717, 10719, 10777, 13627, 14050, 14052, 14053, 14055, 14057, 14059, 14193, 14197, 14199
Dialling codes	030
Vehicle registration	B
Website	Official homepage

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is the fourth borough of Berlin, formed in an administrative reform with effect from 1 January 2001, by merging the former boroughs of Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf.

Overview

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf covers the western city centre of Berlin and the adjacent affluent suburbs. It borders on the Mitte borough in the east, on Tempelhof-Schöneberg in the southeast, Steglitz-Zehlendorf in the south, Spandau in the west and on Reinickendorf in the north. The district includes the inner city localities of Charlottenburg, Wilmersdorf and Halensee.

After World War II and the city's division by the Berlin Wall, the area around Kurfürstendamm and Bahnhof Zoo was the centre of former West Berlin, with the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church as its landmark. The Berlin Institute of Technology (Technische Universität Berlin), the Berlin University of the Arts (Universität der Künste), the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung), the Deutsche Oper Berlin as well as Charlottenburg Palace and the Olympic Stadium are also located in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.

Demographics

As of 2012, the borough had a population of 326,354, of whom about 110,000 (34%) were of non-German origin. The largest ethnic minorities were Turks at 4%; Poles at 3.5%; Arabs, former Yugoslavians and Afro-Germans at 2.5% each; Russians at 1.5%; and Ukrainians and Iranians at 1.0% each.

Percentage of the population with migration background
Germans without migration background/Ethnic Germans	66% (209,700)
Germans with migration background/Foreigners	34 % (110,000)
- Middle Eastern/Muslim migration background (Turkey, Arab League, Iran etc.)	8% (25,500)
- former Soviet background (Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan etc.)	4.4% (14,000)
- Polish migration background	3.5% (11,000)
- Yugoslavian migration background	2.5% (7,500)
- Afro-German/African background	2.5% (7,500)
- Others ( Greeks, Italians, East Asians etc.)	13.1% (44,500)

Subdivision

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is divided into seven localities:

Subdivisions of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Locality	Area (km²)	Inhabitants 31 December 2012	Density (inhabitants/km²)
0401 Charlottenburg	10.6	121,926	11,502
0402 Wilmersdorf	7.16	95,164	13,291
0403 Schmargendorf	3.59	20,476	5,704
0404 Grunewald	22.3	11,703	525
0405 Westend	13.5	38,944	2,885
0406 Charlottenburg-Nord	6.2	73,057	11,783
0407 Halensee	1.27	12,759	10,046

The localities of Schmargendorf and Grunewald were part of the former Wilmersdorf borough until 2001. By resolution of 30 September 2004, the localities of Westend and Charlottenburg-Nord were created on the territory of the former Charlottenburg borough, like Halensee on the territory of the former Wilmersdorf borough.

Politics

Current allocation of seats in the borough's parliamentary body (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) as of the 2011 Berlin state election:

• Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 18
• Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 18
• Alliance '90/The Greens 14
• Pirate Party 4
• The Left 1

In July 2012 one former Left MP joined the SPD parliamentary group.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Charlottenburg Town Hall

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

The borough Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf of Berlin is twinned with:

Twin towns of the former Charlottenburg borough

Bad Iburg, Germany since 1980 District V of Budapest, Hungary since 1998 London Borough of Lewisham, England since 1968 Linz, Austria since 1995 Mannheim, Germany since 1962

Marburg-Biedenkopf, Germany since 1991 Or Yehuda, Israel since 1966 Trento, Italy since 1966 Waldeck-Frankenberg since 1988

Twin towns of the former Wilmersdorf borough

Apeldoorn, Netherlands since 1968 Forchheim, Germany since 1991 Gagny/Paris, France since 1992 Gladsaxe, Denmark since 1968 Karmiel, Israel since 1985 Kulmbach district, Germany since 1991

Pecherskyi Raion, Kiev, Ukraine since 1991 Międzyrzecz, Poland since 1993 Minden, Germany since 1968 Rheingau-Taunus district, Germany since 1991 Split, Croatia since 1970 London Borough of Sutton since 1968

Economy

Air Berlin headquarters

The borough's economy largely depends on retail trade, mainly in the City West area along Kurfürstendamm, Breitscheidplatz and Tauentzienstraße, with supra-local importance.

Air Berlin has its headquarters in Building 2 of the Airport Bureau Center in Charlottenburg-Nord. As of 2006 Air Berlin employed 1,200 employees at its headquarters. Germania has its headquarters in Charlottenburg-Nord.

Education

Comenius-Schule, a primary school, is in Wilmersdorf.

Halensee-Grundschule, a primary school, is in Halensee.

Weekend education

The Japanische Ergänzungsschule in Berlin e.V. (ベルリン日本語補習授業校 Berurin Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a weekend Japanese supplementary school, is held at Halensee-Grundschule.

Zentrale Schule fur Japanisch Berlin e.V. (共益法人ベルリン中央学園補習授業校 Kyōeki Hōjin Berurin Chūō Gakuen Hoshū Jugyō Kō), another weekend Japanese supplementary school, is held at the Comenius-Schule - Established April 1997.

See also

Berlin portal

• Berlin Charlottenburg – Wilmersdorf (electoral district)
• Berlin Spandau – Charlottenburg North (electoral district)

External links

• Official homepage of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
• Official homepage of Berlin