Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is the seicont borough o Berlin, formit in 2001 bi mergin the umwhile East Berlin borough o Friedrichshain an the umwhile Wast Berlin borough o Kreuzberg. The historic Oberbaum Bridge, umwhile a Berlin border crossin for pedestrians, links baith destricts athort the river Spree as the new borough's landmark (as featured in the coat o airms).

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Borough o Berlin
Coat airms
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Location o Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in Berlin
Coordinates: 52°30′N 13°27′E
Kintra	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Govrenment
• Mayor	Franz Schulz (Alliance '90/The Greens)
Area
• Total	20.16 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Population  (2010-03-31)
• Total	268,225
• Density	13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Vehicle registration	B

Overview

Subdiveesions o Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

The coontercultur tradition especially o Kreuzberg led tae a plurality o votes for the Green Pairty, which is unique amang aw Berlin boroughs. The local MP Hans-Christian Ströbele is the anerlie Green politeecian directly electit tae the federal Bundestag. While Kreuberg is characterised bi a heich number o immigrants, the share o nan-German citizens in Friedrichshain is hintle lawer an the average age is heicher. The merger atween the destinct quairters is celebratit bi an annual anarchic "vegetable fecht" on the Oberbaumbrücke. Baith pairts hae tae deal wi the consequences o gentrification.

Subdiveesion

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is dividit intae 2 localities:

• Friedrichshain
• Kreuzberg

Politics

At the 2011 elections for the parliament o the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the follaein pairties wur electit:

• Alliance '90/The Greens 22
• SPD 13
• The Left 7
• Pirate Pairty 5
• CDU 4

Twin touns

• Wiesbaden, Germany syne 1964
• Porta Westfalica syne 1968
• Bergstraße destrict, syne 1969
• Ingelheim am Rhein syne 1971
• Limburg-Weilburg destrict, syne 1980
• San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua syne 1986
• Kiryat Yam, Israel syne 1990
• Szczecin, Poland syne 1996
• Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey syne 1996
• Oborishte, Sofia syne 1999

See an aw

• Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg - Prenzlauer Berg East (electoral constituency)

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial hamepage (in German)
• Offeecial hamepage o Berlin Archived 2008-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Xhain.info - Private portal (in German)