Neukölln

Airms

Map

Aurie

44.93 km²

Inhabitants

310,283 (2010-03-31)

Population density

6,904 inhabitants per km²

Website

(in German) offeecial hamepage

Politics

Mayor o Burgh

Heinz Buschkowsky (SPD)

Pairlament o Burgh (BVV)

SPD 21, CDU 17, Alliance '90/The Greens 6, FDP 3, The Left Pairty.PDS 3, The Greys 3, NPD 2 (last election 2006)

**Map o the localities**

Neukölln is the aicht burgh o Berlin, locatit in the sootheastren pairt o the ceety an wis pairt o the umwhile American sector unner the Fower-Pouer occupation o the ceety. It features mony Gründerzeit biggins an is characterized bi haein ane o the heichest percentage o immigrants in Berlin an displayin a chiefly multinaitional aura.

History[eedit | eedit soorce]

Frae 1966 tae 1975 the Gropiusstadt was built, a "Trabantenstadt" or ceety-athin-a-ceety hoosin estate, designed bi airchitect Walter Gropius.

Neukölln is selectit as pilot ceety o the Cooncil o Europe an the European Commission Intercultural ceeties programme.

Subdiveesion[eedit | eedit soorce]

Neukölln is dividit intae 5 localities:

Locality	Aurie (km²)	Inhabitants	Density (Inhabitants/km²)
0801 Neukölln	11.7	150,756	12,885
0802 Britz	12.4	38,334	3,091
0803 Buckow	6.35	38,018	5,987
0804 Rudow	11.8	41,040	3,478
0805 Gropiusstadt	2.66	35,844	13,475

Personalities[eedit | eedit soorce]

Horst Buchholz, actor, born 4 Dizember 1933, dee'd 3 Mairch 2003 in Berlin
Alexander Hacke, muisicker, born 11 October 1965 in Neukölln
Jutta Limbach, legal academic, born 27 Mairch 1934 in Neukölln
Inge Meysel, actress, born 5 Mey 1910 in Neukölln, dee'd 10 Julie 2004 in Bullenhausen, Seevetal
Mady Rahl, actress, born 3 Mairch 1915 in Neukölln
Lotte Ulbricht, wife o East German leader Walter Ulbricht, born 19 Apryle 1903 in Neukölln, dee'd 27 Mairch 2002 in Berlin.
Momus (airtist), born 11 Februar 1960 in Paisley, Scotland, lives in Neukölln.

References in popular cultur[eedit | eedit soorce]

"Neuköln" (deliberately spelt wi ane 'l') is an instrumental piece bi David Bowie, the nint track on his 1977 album "Heroes".
The last track o Miss Kittin's first solo album I Com is cawed "Neukölln 2".
The German film Knallhart ist set in the northren pairt o Neukölln.
The German documentary Neukölln Unlimited tells the story o three Lebanese teenagers based in Neukölln, who fecht against the deportation oot o Germany.