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{{Infobox German location
|name           = Steglitz-Zehlendorf
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|type           = Borough
|City           = Berlin
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|state          = Berlin
|district       = 
|borough        = 
|divisions      = 8 localities
|Bürgermeistertitel = [[Mayor|Borough Mayor]]
|mayor          = Maren Schellenberg
|party = Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
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|area           = 102.5
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|plantext       = Location of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin
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'''Steglitz-Zehlendorf''' ({{IPA|de|ˌʃteːɡˌlɪt͡s ˈt͡seːlənˌdɔʁf|lang|De-Steglitz-Zehlendorf.ogg}}) is the sixth [[Boroughs of Berlin|borough]] of [[Berlin]], formed in [[Berlin's 2001 administrative reform]] by merging the former boroughs of [[Steglitz]] and [[Zehlendorf, Berlin|Zehlendorf]].

Home to the [[Free University of Berlin]], the [[Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum|Berlin Botanical Garden]], and a variety of museums and art collections, Steglitz-Zehlendorf is an important hub for research, science and culture in Berlin. It is known to be the wealthiest borough of Berlin, having the city's highest median household income.<ref name=":0" />

== History ==
The first mention of a present-day locality in the district by name was [[Lankwitz]] (Lancewitz) in 1239. It is assumed that Slavic and German settlements were established at the [[Schlachtensee (lake)|Schlachtensee]] and [[Krumme Lanke]] lakes after 1200 at the latest. The first documented mention of [[Zehlendorf (Berlin)|Zehlendorf]] (then Cedelendorp) dates back to 1242. Here the [[Lehnin Abbey]] bought the settlement and kept it until 1542. [[Frederick the Great]] donated a church to the village in 1768 during a stopover on the journey from the Berlin Palace to the Sanssouci Palace. The settlement was located halfway between the two places, which gave the village an economic boost through its function as a relay station. Steglitz also originated in the first half of the 13th century as a [[Linear settlement]]. At the end of this century the wooden church was replaced with the village church Steglitz. It stood until the 19th century, when it was replaced by [[Matthew Church (Berlin-Steglitz)|Matthew's Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2021 |title=Chronik Zehlendorf |url=https://www.berlin.de/ba-steglitz-zehlendorf/ueber-den-bezirk/historisches/artikel.85574.php |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=www.berlin.de |language=de}}</ref>

Today's double district is still characterized by connecting infrastructure between Berlin and Potsdam. For example, the first section of the [[Bundesstraße 1#History|Reichsstraße 1]] was routed through Steglitz and Zehlendorf (paved in 1792). In 1838, the [[Berlin–Magdeburg railway|Stammbahn]] was opened parallel to this. This development of the suburbs led to a strong growth of the settlements. Steglitz became the largest rural municipality in [[Prussia]] around 1900 with 80,000 inhabitants. The former districts of Steglitz and Zehlendorf were formed in 1920 during the formation of [[Greater Berlin Act|Greater Berlin]] from previously independent rural communities and estate districts of the Teltow district. The entire area of the present district belonged to the American Sector of Berlin after the Second World War from 1945 to 1990, together with the districts of [[Tempelhof]], [[Schöneberg]], [[Neukölln]] and [[Kreuzberg]]. In 2001, the two formerly independent districts were merged to form the district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf as part of Berlin's administrative reform. In December 2020, the new Locality [[Schlachtensee (locality)|Schlachtensee]] was founded on the initiative of local residents.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2020 |title=Steglitz im Wandel der Geschichte |url=https://www.berlin.de/ba-steglitz-zehlendorf/ueber-den-bezirk/historisches/artikel.14439.php |access-date=18 April 2022 |website=www.berlin.de |language=de}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of 2021, Steglitz-Zehlendorf had a population of roughly 306 000, making it the fifth most populous out of Berlin's twelve boroughs. The median age was 46,5, the highest of all Berlin boroughs. 28,8% of Steglitz-Zehlendorf residents had a [[migration background]], lying under the Berlin average of 36%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Einwohnerbestand Berlin – Grunddaten|url=https://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/a-i-5-hj|access-date=4 February 2022|website=www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de|language=de}}</ref>

Steglitz-Zehlendorf has the highest number of [[Abitur]] (secondary education degree) graduates in Berlin. The borough also has the highest median household income and the lowest unemployment rate in Berlin. With 15% of Steglitz-Zehlendorf households making more than 200% of the German national median income, it is the wealthiest Berlin borough.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=21 January 2019|title="Soziale Lage im Bezirk Mitte" - Der Sozialbericht Mitte 2018 ist jetzt online|url=https://www.berlin.de/ba-mitte/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2019/pressemitteilung.773768.php|access-date=4 February 2022|website=www.berlin.de|language=de}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe6"
!  Percentage of the population with [[migration background]]<ref>{{in lang|de}} [http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/Publikationen/Stat_Berichte/2011/SB_A1-5_hj02-10_BE.pdf Steglitz-Zehlendorf on statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de]</ref> ||
|-
| class="hintergrundfarbe5" | '''Germans without migration background/[[Ethnic Germans]]''' || class="hintergrundfarbe5" style="text-align:right;"| '''76% (223.400)'''
|-
| class="hintergrundfarbe5" | '''Germans with migration background/Foreigners''' || class="hintergrundfarbe5" style="text-align:right;"| '''24% (70.600)''' 
|-
| – Middle Eastern/Muslim migration background ([[Turkish people|Turkey]], [[Arab League]], [[Iranian peoples|Iran]] etc.) || style="text-align:right;" | 4.5% (13.200) 
|-
| – [[Polish people|Polish]] migration background|| style="text-align:right;" | 3.0% (9.800) 
|-
| – [[Yugoslavia]]n migration background ||  style="text-align:right;"| 1.5% (4.000) 
|-
| – [[Afro-German]]/African background || style="text-align:right;"| 1.1% (3.000) 
|-
| – Others ([[Greeks]], [[Italians]], [[East Asian people|East Asians]] etc.)|| style="text-align:right;" | 14.0% (40.600) 
|}

==Subdivision==
[[File:Berlin Steglitz-Zehlendorf.svg|thumb|Subdivisions of Steglitz-Zehlendorf]]
Since December 2020, the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough consists of eight localities:
{| class="wikitable zebra sortable toptextcells" style="text-align:right;"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! Localities<br />and Neighborhoods
|-
| align="left" | 0601 '''[[Berlin-Steglitz|Steglitz]]'''
|-
| align="left" | 0602 '''[[Berlin-Lichterfelde|Lichterfelde]]'''
* [[Lichterfelde West]]
|-
| align="left" | 0603 '''[[Berlin-Lankwitz|Lankwitz]]'''
|-
| align="left" | 0604 '''[[Berlin-Zehlendorf|Zehlendorf]]'''
* [[Berlin-Düppel|Düppel]]
|-
| align="left" | 0605 '''[[Berlin-Dahlem|Dahlem]]'''
|-
| align="left" | 0606 '''[[Berlin-Nikolassee|Nikolassee]]'''
* [[Schwanenwerder]]
|-
| align="left" | 0607 '''[[Berlin-Wannsee|Wannsee]]'''
* [[Steinstücken]]
* [[Stolpe (Wannsee)|Stolpe]]
|-
| align="left" | 0608 '''[[Schlachtensee (locality)|Schlachtensee]]'''
|}

==Politics==
===District council===
The governing body of Steglitz-Zehlendorf 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: 

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Lead candidate
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| align=left| Cerstin Richter-Kotowski
| 48,961
| 27.2
| {{decrease}} 1.2
| 17
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| align=left| Maren Schellenberg
| 40,184
| 22.4
| {{increase}} 2.7
| 14
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| align=left| Carolina Böhm
| 39,079
| 21.7
| {{decrease}} 0.8
| 13
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| align=left| Mathia Specht-Habbel
| 16,997
| 9.5
| {{decrease}} 0.4
| 5
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| align=left| Peer Döhnert
| 9,245
| 5.1
| {{decrease}} 5.4
| 3
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (LINKE)
| align=left| Pia Imhof-Speckmann
| 9,007
| 5.0
| {{decrease}} 1.0
| 3
| ±0
|-
| colspan=8 bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Human Environment Animal Protection}}| 
| align=left| [[Human Environment Animal Protection|Tierschutzpartei]]
| align=left| 
| 4,503
| 2.5
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany|dieBasis]]
| align=left| 
| 2,750
| 1.5
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Volt Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Volt Germany]]
| align=left| 
| 2,595
| 1.4
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]
| align=left| 
| 2,332
| 1.3
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Voters}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Voters]]
| align=left| 
| 1,797
| 1.0
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Klimaliste}}| 
| align=left| [[Klimaliste]]
| align=left| 
| 911
| 0.5
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany]]
| align=left| 
| 832
| 0.5
| {{decrease}} 1.9
| 0
| ±0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Party of Humanists}}| 
| align=left| [[Party of Humanists|The Humanists]]
| align=left| 
| 503
| 0.3
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 179,696
! 99.2
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 1,431
! 0.8
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 181,127
! 100.0
! 
! 55
! ±0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 234,324
! 77.3
! {{increase}} 6.1
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=8| Source: [https://www.wahlen-berlin.de/wahlen/BE2021/AFSPRAES/bvv/ergebnisse_bezirk_06.html 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. Maren Schellenberg of the Greens was elected mayor on 8 December 2021. Since the 2021 municipal elections, the composition of the district government is as follows:

{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
! Councillor
! colspan=2| Party
! Portfolio
|-
| Maren Schellenberg
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|
| [[Alliance 90/The Greens|GRÜNE]]
| District Mayor<br>Finance, Staff, Economic Development and Logistics
|-
| Cerstin Richter-Kotowski
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
| Deputy Mayor<br>Education, Culture and Sport
|-
| Urban Aykal
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|
| [[Alliance 90/The Greens|GRÜNE]]
| Public Order, Environment, Roads and Green Spaces
|-
| Michael Karnetzki
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]
| Urban Development
|-
| Tim Richter
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
| Civil Service and Social Affairs
|-
| Carolina Böhm
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]
| Youth and Health
|-
| colspan=4 align=right| Source: [https://www.berlin.de/ba-steglitz-zehlendorf/politik-und-verwaltung/bezirksamt/ Berlin.de]
|}

==Landmarks==
* The [[Bierpinsel]] (literally: "Beer Brush"), a 1970s style tower in [[Steglitz]]
* The [[Botanical Garden in Berlin|Botanical Garden]] in Lichterfelde West
* The [[Lichterfelde West]] ''Villenkolonie'' – exclusive residential area from 1860 with tree lined and cobbled streets
* [[Glienicke Palace]]
* [[Jagdschloss Glienicke|Glienicke Hunting Lodge]]
* The [[Philological Library]] at the [[Free University of Berlin]] in [[Dahlem (Berlin)|Dahlem]], by [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]]
* [[Prussian Privy State Archives]] in Dahlem
* The [[Wannsee]]: [[Großer Wannsee|lake]], villa (site of the notorious [[Wannsee Conference]]), and [[Strandbad Wannsee|lido]]
* [[Liebermann Villa]], former residence of the painter Max Liebermann, today a museum for his art at the Wannsee
* [[Pfaueninsel]] ''(Peacock Island)'', with the same named castle in the Wannsee
* [[Berlin Mexikoplatz station]], [[Art Nouveau]] railway station in [[Zehlendorf (Berlin)|Zehlendorf]] 

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:2006-09-02 Botanischer Garten Haus P.jpg|Botanical Garden
File:Klein-Glienicke Schloss Gartenhof nach Nordwest.jpg|Glienicke Palace
File:Liebermann-Villa B-Wannsee 02-2014.jpg|Liebermann Villa
File:Mexikoplatz B-Schlachtensee 06-2017.jpg|Mexikoplatz railway station
File:2012BerlinWannsee1.jpg|Beach at the Wannsee
</gallery>

==Education==
[[File:Wannsee Charlottenstraße Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin.JPG|thumb|''[[Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin]]'']]
{{expand section|date=April 2015}}

===Gymnasiums===
* Arndt-Gymnasium Dahlem in [[Dahlem (Berlin)|Dahlem]]
* Beethoven-Gymnasium in [[Lankwitz]]
* Dreilinden-Gymnasium in [[Nikolassee]]
* Droste-Hülshoff-Schule in [[Zehlendorf (Berlin)|Zehlendorf]]
* Fichtenberg-Oberschule in [[Steglitz]]
* Goethe-Gymnasium in [[Lichterfelde (Berlin)|Lichterfelde]]
* Gymnasium Steglitz in [[Steglitz]]
* Hermann-Ehlers-Gymnasium in [[Steglitz]]
* Königin-Luise-Stiftung in [[Dahlem (Berlin)|Dahlem]]
* Lilienthal-Gymnasium in [[Lichterfelde (Berlin)|Lichterfelde]]
* Paulsen-Gymnasium  in [[Steglitz]]
* Schadow-Gymnasium in [[Zehlendorf (Berlin)|Zehlendorf]]
* Werner-von-Siemens-Gymnasium in [[Nikolassee]]
* Willi-Graf-Gymnasium in [[Lichterfelde (Berlin)|Lichterfelde]]
* Freie Schule Anne-Sophie Berlin in [[Zehlendorf (Berlin)|Zehlendorf]]

===Locations for science===
* [[American Academy in Berlin]] 
* Biologische Bundesanstalt für Land- und Forstwirtschaft
* [[Centre for Modern Oriental Studies]]
* [[Charité]] – Campus Benjamin Franklin
* [[German Federal Archives]] - branch office Berlin: central archive of the [[German Reich]] and the [[GDR]]
* [[Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing]]
* [[Free University of Berlin|Freie Universität Berlin]] ''(Free University of Berlin)'' in Dahlem
** [[Philological Library|Philological Library of Freie Universität Berlin]]
** [[Otto-Suhr-Institut|Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science]]
* [[German Archaeological Institute]]
* [[Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie]]
* [[Institute for Museum Research]]
* [[Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin]], a [[Nihonjin gakko|Japanese international school]], is in the [[Wannsee]] community in Steglitz-Zehlendorf.<ref>[http://www.jap-schule-berlin.de/ Home page]. ''[[Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin]]''. Retrieved 2 January 2014.</ref>
* Krankenhaus Waldfriede
* [[Max Planck Society]]
** [[Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society]]
** [[Max Planck Institute for Human Development]]
** [[Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics]]
** [[Max Planck Institute for the History of Science]]
* [[Prussian Privy State Archives]]
* [[Zuse Institute Berlin]]

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Steglitz-Zehlendorf is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Beauftragte für Partnerschaften|url=https://www.berlin.de/ba-steglitz-zehlendorf/politik-und-verwaltung/beauftragte/partnerstaedte/|website=berlin.de|publisher=Berlin|language=de|access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brøndby Municipality|Brøndby]], Denmark (1968)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cassino]], Italy (1969)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Hagen]], Germany (1967)
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Industrialnyi District, Kharkiv|Industrialnyi (Kharkiv)]], Ukraine (1990)
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Gmina Kazimierz Dolny|Kazimierz Dolny]], Poland (1993)
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Kiryat Bialik]], Israel (1966)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Königs Wusterhausen]], Germany (1988)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lüchow-Dannenberg]], Germany (1979)
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Gmina Nałęczów|Nałęczów]], Poland (1993)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Nentershausen, Hesse|Nentershausen]], Germany (1966)
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Gmina Poniatowa|Poniatowa]], Poland
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Rendsburg-Eckernförde]], Germany (1964)
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ronneby Municipality|Ronneby]], Sweden (1976)
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Sderot]], Israel (1975)
*{{flagicon|GRC}} [[Sochos]], Greece (1993)
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Songpa District|Songpa (Seoul)]], South Korea (2013)
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Szilvásvárad]], Hungary (1989)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Westerwaldkreis|Westerwald]], Germany (1970)
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zugló|Zugló (Budapest)]], Hungary (2008)
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In 2020 Steglitz-Zehlendorf dissociated itself from its twin town of [[Kazimierz Dolny]] in Poland because the latter declared itself an [[LGBT ideology-free zone|LGBT free]] zone.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zeitung|first=Berliner|title="LGBT-freie Zone" in Polen: Steglitz-Zehlendorf will Partnerschaft nicht aufkündigen|url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/lgbt-freie-zone-polen-steglitz-zehlendorf-will-partnerschaft-nicht-aufkuendigen-li.93485|access-date=29 July 2020|website=Berliner Zeitung|language=de}}</ref> There is a debate about terminating the partnership.

==People==
* [[Walter Fritzsche]] (1895–1956), football player
* [[Wolfgang Krause]] (1895–1970), philologist
* [[Kurt Aland]] (1915–1994), theologian and biblical scholar
* [[Maria Sebaldt]] (1930–2023), actress
* [[Nils Seethaler]] (born 1981), Anthropologist

==See also==
{{Portal|Germany}}
* [[Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf|Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf (electoral district)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons|Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf|Steglitz-Zehlendorf}}
{{Wikivoyage|Berlin/Steglitz-Zehlendorf}}
*[http://www.berlin.de/ba-steglitz-zehlendorf/ Official homepage] {{in lang|de}}
*[http://www.berlin.de/english/ Official homepage of Berlin]

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