Reinickendorf
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| Area: | 89.5 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 241,900 (2007) |
| Population density: | 2,703 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | Official homepage (German) |
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| Mayor of Borough: | Marlies Wanjura (CDU) |
| Parliament of Borough (BVV): | CDU 26, SPD 18, Alliance '90/The Greens 4, The Greys 3, FDP 3, (last election 2006) |
Reinickendorf 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.
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[edit] Subdivision
Reinickendorf is split in ten localities, population in brackets:
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[edit] History
The name of the former Reinickendorf village trace back to a peasant Reinhardt (Reineke in Low German), who settled here around 1230. The locality was first mentioned in a 1345 deed and acquired by the City of Berlin in 1397. The late 19th century saw a significant increase of population, when Reinickendorf received direct acces to Berlin with the opening of the Nordbahn railway line to Neustrelitz in 1877.
In 1928s architect Otto Rudolf Salvisberg designed the Weiße Stadt, part of the Berlin Modernist Housing Estates, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
[edit] Twin towns
Vogelsbergkreis, Germany since 1964- Lauterbach since 1966
Antony, France since 1966
London 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
[edit] External links
Media related to Reinickendorf at Wikimedia Commons- Official homepage (German)
- Official homepage of Berlin
Coordinates: 52°34′N 13°20′E / 52.567°N 13.333°E
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