Neukölln
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For the homonymous locality in Neukölln district, see Neukölln (locality).
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| Area: | 44.93 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 305,979 (2007) |
| Population density: | 6,810 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | (German) official homepage |
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| Mayor of Borough: | Heinz Buschkowsky (SPD) |
| Parliament of Borough (BVV): | SPD 21, CDU 17, Alliance '90/The Greens 6, FDP 3, The Left Party.PDS 3, The Greys 3, NPD 2 (last election 2006) |
Neukölln is the eighth borough of Berlin, located in the southeastern part of the city. It features many Gründerzeit buildings and has one of the highest percentage of immigrants in Berlin.
From 1966 to 1975 the Gropiusstadt was built, a "Trabantenstadt" or city-within-a-city housing estate, designed by architect Walter Gropius.
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[edit] Subdivision
Neukölln is divided into 5 localities:
[edit] Personalities
- Horst Buchholz, actor, born December 4, 1933, died March 3, 2003 in Berlin
- Alexander Hacke, musician, born October 11, 1965 in Neukölln
- Jutta Limbach, legal academic, born March 27, 1934 in Neukölln
- Inge Meysel, actress, born May 5, 1910 in Neukölln, died July 10, 2004 in Bullenhausen, Seevetal
- Mady Rahl, actress, born March 3, 1915 in Neukölln
- Lotte Ulbricht, wife of East German leader Walter Ulbricht, born April 19, 1903 in Neukölln, died March 27, 2002 in Berlin.
[edit] References in popular culture
- "Neuköln" (deliberately spelt with one 'l') is an instrumental piece by David Bowie, the ninth track on his 1977 album "Heroes".
- The last track of Miss Kittin's first solo album I Com is called "Neukölln 2".
[edit] Twin cities
[edit] External links
Media related to Neukölln at Wikimedia Commons- (German) Official Homepage
- (German) WebTV from Berlin, Neukoelln
Coordinates: 52°29′N 13°27′E / 52.483°N 13.45°E
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