Reinickendorf

For the homonymous locality in Reinickendorf borough, see Reinickendorf (locality).

Reinickendorf (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnɪkn̩ˌdɔʁf] ^ⓘ) is the twelfth borough of Berlin. It encompasses the northwest of the city area, including the Berlin Tegel Airport, Lake Tegel, spacious settlements of detached houses as well as housing estates like Märkisches Viertel.

Reinickendorf
Borough of Berlin
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Location of Reinickendorf in Berlin
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Coordinates: 52°34′N 13°20′E
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Subdivisions	11 localities
Government
• Borough Mayor	Uwe Brockhausen (SPD)
Area
• Total	89.5 km2 (34.6 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	268,792
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	B
Website	Official website

Subdivisions

Subdivisions of Reinickendorf

Reinickendorf is split in eleven localities, population in brackets:

• Reinickendorf (83,467)     
• Tegel (36,697)
• Konradshöhe (5,960)
• Heiligensee (18,053)
• Frohnau (16,540)
• Hermsdorf (16,644)
• Waidmannslust (11,027)
• Lübars (5,137)
• Wittenau (25,051)
• Märkisches Viertel (40,447)
• Borsigwalde (6,749)

Politics

District council

The governing body of Reinickendorf 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:

Party		Lead candidate	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	Michael Wegner	37,514	29.0	6.6	18	3
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	Uwe Brockhausen	30,823	23.8	2.4	15	2
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	Güneș Keskin	18,525	14.3	3.9	9	3
	Alternative for Germany (AfD)	Sebastian Maack	12,291	9.5	4.9	6	2
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	David Jahn	9,473	7.3	0.7	4	±0
	The Left (LINKE)	Felix Lederle	6,695	5.2	0.2	3	±0
	Tierschutzpartei		3,639	2.8	New	0	New
	Free Voters		2,785	2.2	New	0	New
	The Greys		2,452	1.9	New	0	New
	dieBasis		1,829	1.4	New	0	New
	Die PARTEI		1,825	1.4	0.1	0	±0
	Tierschutz hier		1,080	0.8	New	0	New
	Ecological Democratic Party		229	0.2	New	0	New
	National Democratic Party		146	0.1	0.3	0	±0
	BÄRLÄ		134	0.1	New	0	New
Valid votes			129,440	98.8
Invalid votes			1,525	1.2
Total			130,965	100.0		55	±0
Electorate/voter turnout			194,688	67.3	4.4
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. Uwe Brockhausen of the SPD was elected mayor on 24 November 2021. Since the 2021 municipal elections, the composition of the district government is as follows:

Councillor	Party		Portfolio
Uwe Brockhausen		SPD	District Mayor Finance, Staff and Culture
Emine Demirbüken-Wegner		CDU	Deputy Mayor Social Affairs and Civil Service
Korinna Stephan		GRÜNE	Urban Development, Environment and Traffic
Harald Muschner		CDU	Education, Sport and Logistics
Alexander Ewers		SPD	Youth, Family and Health
Julia Schrod-Thiel		CDU	Public Order
Source: Berlin.de

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Reinickendorf is twinned with:^[2]

• Antony, France (1966)
• Bad Steben, Germany (1988)
• Blomberg, Germany (1990)
• Greenwich (London), England, United Kingdom (1966)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel (1976)
• Melle, Germany (1988)
• Vogelsberg (district), Germany (1964)

Notable people

• Anne Julia Hagen, Miss Germany 2010
• Thomas Häßler (born 1966), footballer
• Reinhard Mey, Musician
• Andreas Neuendorf, footballer
• Robert Russ, music producer, Grammy winner 2018
• Marie Schlei, politician
• Frank Steffel, politician

See also

• Germany portal

• Berlin-Reinickendorf (electoral district)