Marzahn-Hellersdorf
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| Area: | 61.74 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 249,531 (2007) |
| Population density: | 4,038 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | official homepage |
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| Mayor of Borough: | Dagmar Pohle (The Left) |
| Parliament of Borough BVV: | The Left Party.PDS 22, SPD 15, CDU 7, Alliance '90/The Greens 3, FDP 3, NPD 3, WASG 2 (last election 2006) |
Marzahn-Hellersdorf is the tenth borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Marzahn and Hellersdorf.
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[edit] Geography
It is situated in the northeast of Berlin. Marzahn-Hellersdorf borders to the Berlin boroughs of Lichtenberg in the west and Treptow-Köpenick in the south as well as to the Brandenburg municipalities of Ahrensfelde in the north and Hoppegarten and Neuenhagen in the east.
[edit] Subdivision
The borough contains of five former villages which all became part of Greater Berlin in 1920:
[edit] Twin towns
Marzahn-Hellersdorf has seven twin towns:
Halton, England since 1993
Kastrychnitski district, Minsk, Belarus since 1993
Lauingen, Germany since 1999- Partyzanski district, Minsk, Belarus since 1993
XV. kerület (Rákospalota), Budapest, Hungary since 1991
Tychy, Poland since 1992- IV. kerület (Újpest), Budapest, Hungary since 1992
[edit] External links
Media related to Marzahn-Hellersdorf at Wikimedia Commons- official homepage
- Marzahn-Hellersdorf Website (in German)
- Photo essay
Coordinates: 52°32′23″N 13°35′03″E / 52.53972°N 13.58417°E
