Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
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| Area: | 64.72 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 316,198 (2007) |
| Population density: | 4,886 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | official homepage |
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| Mayor of Borough: | Monika Thiemen (SPD) |
| Parliament of Borough (BVV): | SPD 20, CDU 16, Alliance '90/The Greens 10, FDP 5, The Left Party.PDS 2, The Greys 2 (last election 2006) |
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is the fourth borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf.
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[edit] Overview
The borough was the center of former West Berlin. The Technical University of Berlin (Technische Universität Berlin), the Berlin University of the Arts (Universität der Künste), the opera Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Charlottenburg Palace and the Olympic Stadium are located in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.
[edit] Subdivision
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is divided into 7 localities:
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] Charlottenburg
Bad Iburg, Germany since 1980
Budapest, V. kerület (Belváros), Hungary since 1998
London Borough of Lewisham, England since 1968
Linz, Austria since 1995- Mannheim, Germany since 1962
- Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Germany since 1991
Or Yehuda, Israel since 1966
Trento, Italy since 1966- Waldeck-Frankenberg district since 1988
[edit] Wilmersdorf
Apeldoorn, Netherlands since 1968- Forchheim district, Germany since 1991
Gagny, France since 1992
Gladsaxe, Denmark since 1968- Karmiel, Israel since 1985
- Kulmbach district, Germany since 1991
Pecherskyi Raion, Kiev, Ukraine since 1991
Miedzyrzecz, Poland since 1993- Minden, Germany since 1968
- Rheingau-Taunus district, Germany since 1991
Split (city), Croatia since 1970- London Borough of Sutton since 1968
[edit] External links
Media related to Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf at Wikimedia Commons- Official homepage of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
- Official homepage of Berlin
Coordinates: 52°30′N 13°17′E / 52.5°N 13.283°E
