Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Borough of Berlin
	Charlottenburg Town Hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin
	Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
	Coordinates: 52°30′N 13°17′E / 52.500°N 13.283°E
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Founded	2001
Subdivisions	7 localities
Government
• Borough Mayor	Kirstin Bauch (Greens)
Area
• Total	64.72 km2 (24.99 sq mi)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	343,081
• Density	5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	10585, 10587, 10589, 10623, 10625, 10627, 10629, 10707, 10709, 10711, 10713, 10715, 10717, 10719, 10777, 13627, 14050, 14052, 14053, 14055, 14057, 14059, 14193, 14197, 14199
Dialling codes	030
Vehicle registration	B
Website	www.berlin.de/ba-charlottenburg-wilmersdorf/

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (German: [ʃaʁˌlɔtn̩bʊʁk ˈvɪlmɐsdɔʁf] ^ⓘ) is the fourth borough of Berlin, formed in an administrative reform with effect from 1 January 2001, by merging the former boroughs of Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf.

Overview

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf covers the western city centre of Berlin and the adjacent affluent suburbs. It borders on the Mitte borough in the east, on Tempelhof-Schöneberg in the southeast, Steglitz-Zehlendorf in the south, Spandau in the west and on Reinickendorf in the north. The district includes the inner city localities of Charlottenburg, Wilmersdorf and Halensee.

After World War II and the city's division by the Berlin Wall, the area around Kurfürstendamm and Bahnhof Zoo was the centre of former West Berlin, with the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church as its landmark. The Technische Universität Berlin, the Berlin University of the Arts (Universität der Künste), the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung), the Deutsche Oper Berlin as well as Charlottenburg Palace and the Olympic Stadium are also located in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.

Demographics

As of 2012^[update], the borough had a population of 326,354, of whom about 110,000 (34%) were of non-German origin. The largest ethnic minorities were Turks at 4%; Poles at 3.5%; Arabs, former Yugoslavians and Afro-Germans at 2.5% each; Russians at 1.5%; and Ukrainians and Iranians at 1.0% each.^[2]

Percentage of the population with migration background^[3]
Germans without migration background/Ethnic Germans	66% (209,700)
Germans with migration background/Foreigners	34 % (110,000)
– Middle Eastern/Muslim migration background (Turkey, Arab League, Iran etc.)	8% (25,500)
– former Soviet background (Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan etc.)	4.4% (14,000)
– Polish migration background	3.5% (11,000)
– Yugoslavian migration background	2.5% (7,500)
– Afro-German/African background	2.5% (7,500)
– Others (Greeks, Italians, East Asians etc.)	13.1% (44,500)

Subdivision

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is divided into seven localities:

Locality	Area (km²)	Inhabitants 31 December 2012	Density (inhabitants/km²)
0401 Charlottenburg	10.6	121,926	11,502
0402 Wilmersdorf	7.16	95,164	13,291
0403 Schmargendorf	3.59	20,476	5,704
0404 Grunewald	22.3	11,703	525
0405 Westend	13.5	38,944	2,885
0406 Charlottenburg-Nord	6.2	73,057	11,783
0407 Halensee	1.27	12,759	10,046

The localities of Schmargendorf and Grunewald were part of the former Wilmersdorf borough until 2001. By resolution of 30 September 2004, the localities of Westend and Charlottenburg-Nord were created on the territory of the former Charlottenburg borough, like Halensee on the territory of the former Wilmersdorf borough.

Politics

District council

The governing body of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is the district council (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung). It has responsibility for passing laws and electing the city government, including the mayor. The most recent district council election was held on 26 September 2021, and the results were as follows:


Party		Lead candidate	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	Kirstin Bauch	42,720	24.7	4.9	15	3
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	Heike Schmitt-Schmelz	38,058	22.0	3.1	14	1
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	Judith Stückler	37,883	21.9	0.3	13	±0
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	Stefanie Beckers	16,987	9.8	0.5	6	±0
	The Left (LINKE)	Annetta Juckel	13,038	7.5	0.3	4	±0
	Alternative for Germany (AfD)	Michael Seyfert	8,174	4.7	5.0	3	2

	Tierschutzpartei		3,648	2.1	New	0	New
	Volt Germany		3,245	1.9	New	0	New
	Die PARTEI		2,681	1.5	0.0	0	±0
	dieBasis		2,531	1.5	New	0	New
	Free Voters		1,294	0.7	New	0	New
	Klimaliste		813	0.5	New	0	New
	Pirate Party Germany		589	0.4	1.2	0	±0
	The Humanists		479	0.3	New	0	New
	We are Berlin		430	0.2	New	0	New
	Ecological Democratic Party		276	0.2	New	0	New
	Liberal Conservative Reformers		136	0.1	New	0	New
Valid votes			173,082	99.2
Invalid votes			1,360	0.8
Total			174,442	100.0		55	±0
Electorate/voter turnout			246,148	70.9	7.9
Source: Elections Berlin

District government

The district mayor (Bezirksbürgermeister) is elected by the Bezirksverordnetenversammlung, and positions in the district government (Bezirksamt) are apportioned based on party strength. Kirstin Bauch of the Greens was elected mayor on 16 December 2021. Since the 2021 municipal elections, the composition of the district government is as follows:

Councillor		Portfolio
Kirstin Bauch	GRÜNE	District Mayor Finance, Staff and Economic Development
Heike Schmitt-Schmelz	SPD	Deputy Mayor Education, Sport, Culture, Real Estate and IT
Oliver Schruoffeneger	GRÜNE	Order, Environment, Roads and Green Spaces
Fabian Schmitz-Grethlein	SPD	Urban Development
Arne Herz	CDU	Civil Service and Social Affairs
Detlef Wagner	CDU	Youth and Health
Source: Berlin.de

Twin towns – sister cities

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is twinned with:^[4]

Apeldoorn, Netherlands (1968)
Bad Iburg, Germany (1980)
Belváros-Lipótváros (Budapest), Hungary (1998)
Forchheim (district), Germany (1991)
Gagny, France (1992)
Gladsaxe, Denmark (1968)
Karmiel, Israel (1985)
Kulmbach (district), Germany (1991)
Lewisham, England, United Kingdom (1968)
Linz, Austria (1995)
Mannheim, Germany (1962)
Marburg-Biedenkopf, Germany (1991)
Międzyrzecz, Poland (1993)
Minden, Germany (1968)
Or Yehuda, Israel (1966)
Pechersk (Kyiv), Ukraine (1991)
Rheingau-Taunus (district), Germany (1991)
Split, Croatia (1970)
Sutton, England, United Kingdom (1968)
Trento, Italy (1966)
Waldeck-Frankenberg, Germany (1988)

Economy

Kurfürstendamm is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin

The borough's economy largely depends on retail trade, mainly in the City West area along Kurfürstendamm, Breitscheidplatz and Tauentzienstraße, with supra-local importance.

The Berliner Börse (Berlin Stock Exchange) is housed in the Ludwig-Erhard-Haus designed by Nicholas Grimshaw at Fasanenstraße 85 in Berlin-Charlottenburg near Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten.

The Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin (German: Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin) (KPM) is also situated in Charlottenburg, near Berlin-Tiergarten Station.

The Messe Berlin (Exhibition Grounds/Trade Fair Center) is situated in Berlin-Westend.

Air Berlin had its headquarters in Building 2 of the Airport Bureau Center in Charlottenburg-Nord.^[5]^[6] As of 2006^[update] Air Berlin employed 1,200 employees at its headquarters.^[7] Germania has its headquarters in Charlottenburg-Nord.^[8]

Education

There are 74 schools in the city. There are 29,446 students attending these schools, 5,261 are foreigners.^[9] Of the 12,993 students studies in 38 primary schools^[10] while the number of students studying in the ymansiums is 9,617. In addition, there are 3 Hauptschule, 6 Realschule and 14 Gymnasium in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.

The district also has two universities, Technische Universität Berlinn^[11] and Berlin University of the Arts.^[12] In 2011, Technische Universität Berlin was named the 46th best university in the world in engineering and technology according to the QS World University Rankings.^[13]

Higher education

Berlin University of the Arts
Universität der Künste (Berlin University of the Arts)
Technische Universität Berlin
Bbw University of Applied Sciences
ESCP Business School
Touro College Berlin

Primary and secondary schools

Comenius-Schule, a primary school, is in Wilmersdorf.^[14]
Halensee-Grundschule, a primary school, is in Halensee.^[15]
Jüdische Traditionsschule, traditionell Jewish primary and secondary school in Westend
Heinz-Galinski-Schule Charlottenburg, Jewish primary school
Svenska Skolan Berlin, Swedish School Berlin
Nelson-Mandela-School, International School
Goethe-Gymnasium, one of the most popular secondary schools in Berlin
Peter-Ustinov-Schule, located between Messe Nord and Wilmersdorfer Straße.
Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster, School of the Evangelical Church
Schiller-Gymnasium-Berlin, located at Ernst-Reuter-Platz

Weekend education

The Japanische Ergänzungsschule in Berlin e.V. (ベルリン日本語補習授業校 Berurin Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a weekend Japanese supplementary school, is held at Halensee-Grundschule.^[16]
Zentrale Schule für Japanisch Berlin e.V. (共益法人ベルリン中央学園補習授業校 Kyōeki Hōjin Berurin Chūō Gakuen Hoshū Jugyō Kō), another weekend Japanese supplementary school, is held at the Comenius-Schule^[17] – Established April 1997.^[18]

References

^ "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2023". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2024.
^ "Seite wird geladen" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ "Seite wird geladen" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ "Städtepartnerschaften". berlin.de (in German). Berlin. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ "Contact Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine." Air Berlin. Retrieved on 12 May 2009.
^ "Approach map Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine." Air Berlin. Retrieved on 12 May 2009.
^ Schulz, Stefan. "Ein Kandidat geht auf Tuchfühlung Archived 31 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine." Die Welt. 2 March 2006. Retrieved on 22 October 2009. "Am Saatwinkler Damm ist das Unternehmen mit 1200 Mitarbeitern (insgesamt 2700 Mitarbeiter) einer der größten Arbeitgeber der Hauptstadt."
^ "Contact Archived 2010-04-18 at the Wayback Machine." Germania Airline. Retrieved on 12 October 2009.
^ "Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Zahlen – Berlin.de". 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
^ "Schulen in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf – Berlin.de". 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
^ "TU Berlin: Kontakt". 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
^ "UdK Berlin Architektur | Studiengang Architektur". 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015.
^ "QS World University Rankings – Topuniversities". www.topuniversities.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012.
^ "Comenius-Schule Archived 12 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine." City of Berlin. Retrieved on 6 April 2015. "Comenius-Schule Gieselerstr. 4 10713 Berlin–Wilmersdorf"
^ "Halensee-Grundschule Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine." City of Berlin. Retrieved on 2 April 2015. "Halensee-Grundschule Joachim-Friedrich-Str. 35–36 10711 Berlin–Wilmersdorf"
^ "2014 年度 Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). Japanische Erganzungsschule in Berlin. Retrieved on 14 February 2015. "Japanische Ergänzungsschule in Berlin e.V. c/o Halensee – Grundschule Joachim – Friedrich – Str. 35/36 10711 Berlin"
^ "欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在" (). MEXT. Retrieved on 10 May 2014. "c/o Comenius-Schule Gieselerstr. 4, 10713 Berlin, GERMANY"
^ "Deutsch Archived 20 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine." Zentrale Schule fur Japanisch Berlin e.V.. Retrieved on 6 April 2015. "Die Zentrale Schule für Japanisch Berlin e.V. wurde im April 1997 als gemeinnütziger Verein durch eine Elterninitiative gegründet, um Kindern und Jugendlichen aus japanischen, deutschen und interkulturellen Familien die Möglichkeit zu geben, ihre japanischen Sprachkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift zu erhalten und weiter zu entwickeln."

External links

Official homepage of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Official homepage of Berlin Archived 13 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2023". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2024.

[2] "Seite wird geladen" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

[3] "Seite wird geladen" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

[4] "Städtepartnerschaften". berlin.de (in German). Berlin. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[5] "Contact Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine." Air Berlin. Retrieved on 12 May 2009.

[6] "Approach map Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine." Air Berlin. Retrieved on 12 May 2009.

[7] Schulz, Stefan. "Ein Kandidat geht auf Tuchfühlung Archived 31 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine." Die Welt. 2 March 2006. Retrieved on 22 October 2009. "Am Saatwinkler Damm ist das Unternehmen mit 1200 Mitarbeitern (insgesamt 2700 Mitarbeiter) einer der größten Arbeitgeber der Hauptstadt."

[8] "Contact Archived 2010-04-18 at the Wayback Machine." Germania Airline. Retrieved on 12 October 2009.

[9] "Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Zahlen – Berlin.de". 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

[10] "Schulen in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf – Berlin.de". 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

[11] "TU Berlin: Kontakt". 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

[12] "UdK Berlin Architektur | Studiengang Architektur". 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015.

[13] "QS World University Rankings – Topuniversities". www.topuniversities.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012.

[14] "Comenius-Schule Archived 12 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine." City of Berlin. Retrieved on 6 April 2015. "Comenius-Schule Gieselerstr. 4 10713 Berlin–Wilmersdorf"

[HalenseeGrund-15] "Halensee-Grundschule Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine." City of Berlin. Retrieved on 2 April 2015. "Halensee-Grundschule Joachim-Friedrich-Str. 35–36 10711 Berlin–Wilmersdorf"

[16] "2014 年度 Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). Japanische Erganzungsschule in Berlin. Retrieved on 14 February 2015. "Japanische Ergänzungsschule in Berlin e.V. c/o Halensee – Grundschule Joachim – Friedrich – Str. 35/36 10711 Berlin"

[17] "欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在" (). MEXT. Retrieved on 10 May 2014. "c/o Comenius-Schule Gieselerstr. 4, 10713 Berlin, GERMANY"

[18] "Deutsch Archived 20 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine." Zentrale Schule fur Japanisch Berlin e.V.. Retrieved on 6 April 2015. "Die Zentrale Schule für Japanisch Berlin e.V. wurde im April 1997 als gemeinnütziger Verein durch eine Elterninitiative gegründet, um Kindern und Jugendlichen aus japanischen, deutschen und interkulturellen Familien die Möglichkeit zu geben, ihre japanischen Sprachkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift zu erhalten und weiter zu entwickeln."

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