Treptow-Köpenick
Template:Use dmy dates Template:For Template:Infobox German location Treptow-Köpenick ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is the ninth borough of Berlin, Germany, formed in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Treptow and Köpenick.
The borough was formerly part of East Berlin.
Overview
Among Berlin's boroughs it is the largest by area with the lowest population density. The Johannisthal Air Field, Germany's first airfield, was located in Treptow-Köpenick, between Johannisthal and Adlershof. Treptower Park, a popular place for recreation and a tourist destination, is also located in the borough. The park features the sprawling Soviet War Memorial, a war memorial to the Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in 1945.<ref>The Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park</ref>
Subdivisions
Template:Stack Treptow-Köpenick is divided into 15 localities:
- Alt-Treptow
- Plänterwald
- Baumschulenweg
- Johannisthal
- Niederschöneweide
- Altglienicke
- Adlershof
- Bohnsdorf
- Oberschöneweide
- Köpenick
- Friedrichshagen
- Rahnsdorf
- Grünau
- Müggelheim
- Schmöckwitz
Politics
District council
The governing body of Treptow-Köpenick 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:
Template:Election table ! colspan=2| Party ! Lead candidate ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=left| Oliver Igel | 40,300 | 25.2 | Template:Increase 0.4 | 16 | Template:Increase 1 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| The Left (LINKE) | align=left| Ines Feierabend | 28,213 | 17.7 | Template:Decrease 5.0 | 11 | Template:Decrease 3 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=left| Claudia Leistner | 21,929 | 13.7 | Template:Increase 4.3 | 8 | Template:Increase 3 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=left| Bertram Wieczorek | 21,131 | 13.2 | Template:Increase 0.7 | 8 | Template:Increase 1 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Alternative for Germany (AfD) | align=left| Alexander Bertram | 19,031 | 11.9 | Template:Decrease 8.2 | 7 | Template:Decrease 5 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=left| Joachim Schmidt | 9,698 | 6.1 | Template:Increase 2.5 | 3 | Template:Increase 1 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Tierschutzpartei | align=left| Jennifer Schrodt | 5,934 | 3.7 | New | 2 | New |- | colspan=8 bgcolor=lightgrey| |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Die PARTEI | align=left| | 3,935 | 2.5 | Template:Decrease 0.2 | 0 | ±0 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Free Voters | align=left| | 2,878 | 1.8 | New | 0 | New |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| dieBasis | align=left| | 2,533 | 1.6 | New | 0 | New |- | | align=left| Treptow-Köpenick Voters' Association | align=left| | 1,080 | 0.7 | New | 0 | New |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Klimaliste | align=left| | 998 | 0.6 | New | 0 | New |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| The Humanists | align=left| | 630 | 0.4 | New | 0 | New |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| National Democratic Party | align=left| | 530 | 0.3 | Template:Decrease 0.8 | 0 | ±0 |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Liberal Conservative Reformers | align=left| | 514 | 0.3 | New | 0 | New |- | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | align=left| Ecological Democratic Party | align=left| | 431 | 0.3 | New | 0 | New |- ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 159,765 ! 99.0 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 1,627 ! 1.0 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=3| Total ! 161,392 ! 100.0 ! ! 55 ! ±0 |- ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 219,255 ! 73.6 ! Template:Increase 7.4 ! ! |- | 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. Oliver Igel of the SPD was elected mayor on 27 October 2011. Since the 2021 municipal elections, the composition of the district government is as follows:
| Councillor | Party | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Igel | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | SPD | District Mayor Civil Service, Staff, Finance, Real Estate and Economy |
| Carolin Weingart | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | LINKE | Deputy Mayor Social Affairs, Labour and Participation |
| Claudia Leistner | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | GRÜNE | Urban Development, Roads, Green Spaces and Environment |
| Alexander Freier-Winterwerb | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | SPD | Youth and Health |
| Marco Brauchmann | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | CDU | Education, Culture and Sport |
| Bernd Geschanowski | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | AfD | Public Order Affairs |
| Source: Berlin.de | |||
Twin towns – sister cities
Template:See also Treptow-Köpenick is twinned with:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Div col
- Template:Flagicon Albinea, Italy (1997)
- Template:Flagicon Cajamarca, Peru (1998)
- Template:Flagicon Cologne, Germany (1990)
- Template:Flagicon East Norriton Township, Pennsylvania, United States (1991)
- Template:Flagicon Izola, Slovenia (2002)
- Template:Flagicon Mokotów (Warsaw), Poland (1993)
- Template:Flagicon Mürzzuschlag, Austria (2002)
- Template:Flagicon Odernheim, Germany (1997)
- Template:Flagicon Subotica, Serbia (2002)
- Template:Flagicon Tepebaşı, Turkey (2017)
- Template:Flagicon Veszprém County, Hungary (2002)