Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Template:For Template:Infobox German location Tempelhof-Schöneberg (Template:IPA) is the seventh borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Tempelhof and Schöneberg. Situated in the south of the city it shares borders with the boroughs of Mitte and Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in the north, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and Steglitz-Zehlendorf in the west as well as Neukölln in the east.
Subdivision
Template:Stack Tempelhof-Schöneberg consists of six localities as from north to south:
Demographics
As of 2010, the borough had a population of 335,060, of whom about 105,000 (31%) were of non-German origin. The largest ethnic minorities were Turks constituting 7% of the population; Poles at 4%; Yugoslavians at 3%; Arabs at 2.5%; Afro-Germans at 1.5% and Russians at 1.3%.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Percentage of the population with migration background <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
|---|---|
| Germans without migration background/Ethnic Germans | 69% (230,100) |
| Germans with migration background/Foreigners | 31% (105,000) |
| - Middle Eastern/Muslim migration background (Turkey, Arab League, Iran etc.) | 10.5% (35,000) |
| - Polish migration background | 4% (13,000) |
| - former Soviet background (Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan etc.) | 3.0% (10,300) |
| - Yugoslavian migration background | 2.7% (9,000) |
| - Afro-German/African background | 1.5% (5,000) |
| - Others (Greeks, Italians, East Asians etc.) | 9.3% (32,700) |
Politics
Borough assembly
The governing body of Tempelhof-Schöneberg is the borough assembly (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, leading to a Green-red coalition (Template:Lang) between the Greens and the Social Democratic Party.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The results were as follows:
Template:Election table ! colspan=2| Party ! Lead candidate ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=left| Saskia Ellenbeck | 42,758 | 23.6 | Template:Increase 1.7 | 15 | Template:Increase 2 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=left| Angelika Schöttler | 42,488 | 23.5 | Template:Decrease 1.2 | 15 | ±0 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=left| Matthias Steuckardt | 37,598 | 20.8 | Template:Decrease 0.3 | 13 | Template:Increase 1 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| The Left (LINKE) | align=left| Elisabeth Wissel | 15,999 | 8.8 | Template:Increase 0.8 | 5 | ±0 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=left| Reinhard Frede | 12,747 | 7.0 | Template:Increase 0.3 | 4 | ±0 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Alternative for Germany (AfD) | align=left| Karsten Franck | 10,425 | 5.8 | Template:Decrease 5.3 | 3 | Template:Decrease 3 |- | colspan=8 bgcolor=lightgrey| |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Tierschutzpartei | align=left| | 5,110 | 2.8 | New | 0 | New |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Volt Germany | align=left| | 3,001 | 1.7 | New | 0 | New |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Die PARTEI | align=left| | 2,924 | 1.6 | Template:Decrease 0.1 | 0 | ±0 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| dieBasis | align=left| | 2,680 | 1.5 | New | 0 | New |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Free Voters | align=left| | 1,940 | 1.1 | New | 0 | New |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Klimaliste | align=left| | 1,701 | 0.9 | New | 0 | New |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Pirate Party Germany | align=left| | 1,072 | 0.6 | Template:Decrease 1.4 | 0 | ±0 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Ecological Democratic Party | align=left| | 438 | 0.2 | New | 0 | New |- | | align=left| Liberal Democrats | align=left| | 104 | 0.1 | New | 0 | New |- ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 180,985 ! 99.0 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 1,838 ! 1.0 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=3| Total ! 182,823 ! 100.0 ! ! 55 ! ±0 |- ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 256,738 ! 71.2 ! Template:Increase 7.1 ! ! |- | colspan=8| 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. Jörn Oltmann of the Greens was elected mayor on 17 November 2021. Since the 2021 municipal elections, the composition of the district government is as follows:
| Councillor | Party | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jörn Oltmann | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | GRÜNE | District Mayor Finance, Staff, Economic Development and Planning |
| Angelika Schöttler | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | SPD | Deputy Mayor Urban Development and Logistics |
| Tobias Dollase | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Ind. (CDU) |
Education, Sport and Culture |
| Saskia Ellenbeck | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | GRÜNE | Public Order, Environment, Roads and Green Spaces |
| Oliver Schworck | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | SPD | Youth and Health |
| Matthias Steuckardt | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | CDU | Social Affairs and Civil Service |
| Source: Berlin.de | |||
Twin towns – sister cities
Template:See also Tempelhof-Schöneberg is twinned with:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col
- Template:Flagicon Ahlen, Germany (1964)
- Template:Flagicon Amstelveen, Netherlands (1957)
- Template:Flagicon Bad Kreuznach (district), Germany (1964)
- Template:Flagicon Barnet (London), England, United Kingdom (1955)
- Template:Flagicon Charenton-le-Pont, France (1984)
- Template:Flagicon Koszalin, Poland (1995)
- Template:Flagicon Levallois-Perret, France (1986)
- Template:Flagicon Mezitli, Turkey (2012)
- Template:Flagicon Nahariya, Israel (1970)
- Template:Flagicon Paderborn (district), Germany (1962)
- Template:Flagicon Penzberg, Germany (1964)
- Template:Flagicon Teltow-Fläming (district), Germany (1991)
- Template:Flagicon Werra-Meißner (district), Germany (1957)
- Template:Flagicon Wuppertal, Germany (1964)
Sites of interest
- Wikimedia Deutschland has its offices in Tempelhof-Schöneberg.<ref>"Kontakt." Wikimedia Deutschland. Retrieved on 8 May 2010.</ref>
- Places of Remembrance, a memorial consisting of 80 different signs affixed to lampposts in the Bavarian Quarter of Berlin's Schöneberg locality