Neukölln


Neukölln is one of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is located in the southeastern part from the city centre towards Berlin Schönefeld Airport. It was part of the former American sector under the Four-Power occupation of the city. It features many Gründerzeit buildings and is characterized by having one of the highest percentage of immigrants in Berlin. In recent years an influx of students and creative types has led to gentrification.

History

Neukölln's independence ended in 1920 when it was incorporated into Berlin. In September 1929, Goebbels led his men into Neukölln, a KPD stronghold, and the two warring parties exchanged pistol and revolver fire. From 1966 to 1975 the Gropiusstadt was built, a "Trabantenstadt" or city-within-a-city housing estate, designed by architect Walter Gropius.

Localility subdivisions

Neukölln is subdivided into five localities:
Locality
Area

Inhabitants
Density

0801 Neukölln
11.71155,95013,318
0802 Britz
12.4039,0293,148
0803 Buckow
6.3538,2196,019
0804 Rudow
11.8140,7333,449
0805 Gropiusstadt
2.6735,75113,390

Public transport

Neukölln is served by three operational sections of urban rail.
U-Bahn:
Part of each of the following S-Bahn routes share an East ↔ West running section of Ringbahn track through Neukölln:
Among the numerous rail stations in Neukölln three act as interchanges:
As of 2010, the borough had a population of 310,283, of whom 121,000 were of non-German ethnicity. The percentage is significantly higher in the same-named locality of Neukölln. The borough is known for its large Turkish, Arab and Kurdish communities, which together make up roughly 18% of the borough's population. Recently, there has been an influx of Romani people and Sub-Saharan Africans.

Gentrification

A trend is the rapid gentrification of certain neighborhoods within the borough. There has been an influx of students, creatives and other young professionals of mostly Western origin avoiding higher rents charged in other parts of Berlin. This has caused a knock on effect of rents to rise in some parts of Neukölln. Northern Neukölln, just to the south of the Kreuzberg area has become informally referred to as "Kreuzkölln" as the area becomes increasingly fashionable.

Politics

At the 2016 elections for the parliament of the borough the following parties were elected:

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