Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
	Borough o Berlin
	Coat airms
	Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
	Location o Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in Berlin
	Coordinates: 52°30′N 13°27′E / 52.500°N 13.450°ECoordinates: 52°30′N 13°27′E / 52.500°N 13.450°E
Kintra	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Govrenment
• Mayor	Franz Schulz (Alliance '90/The Greens)
Area
• Total	20.16 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Population (2010-03-31)
• Total	268,225
• Density	13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Vehicle registration	B

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is the seicont borough o Berlin, formit in 2001 bi mergin the umwhile East Berlin borough o Friedrichshain an the umwhile Wast Berlin borough o Kreuzberg. The historic Oberbaum Bridge, umwhile a Berlin border crossin for pedestrians, links baith destricts athort the river Spree as the new borough's landmark (as featured in the coat o airms).

Overview

The coontercultur tradition especially o Kreuzberg led tae a plurality o votes for the Green Pairty, which is unique amang aw Berlin boroughs. The local MP Hans-Christian Ströbele is the anerlie Green politeecian directly electit tae the federal Bundestag. While Kreuberg is characterised bi a heich number o immigrants, the share o nan-German citizens in Friedrichshain is hintle lawer an the average age is heicher. The merger atween the destinct quairters is celebratit bi an annual anarchic "vegetable fecht" on the Oberbaumbrücke. Baith pairts hae tae deal wi the consequences o gentrification.