Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
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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).
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg | |
|---|---|
Borough o Berlin | |
 Coat airms | |
  Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg | |
Location o Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in Berlin .svg) | |
| Coordinates: 52°30′N 13°27′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 |
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.
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is dividit intae 2 localities:
- Friedrichshain
- Kreuzberg
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At the 2011 elections for the parliament o the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the follaein pairties wur electit:
Wiesbaden, Germany syne 1964- Porta Westfalica syne 1968
- Bergstraße destrict, syne 1969
- Ingelheim am Rhein syne 1971
- Limburg-Weilburg destrict, syne 1980
San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua syne 1986
Kiryat Yam, Israel syne 1990
Szczecin, Poland syne 1996
Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey syne 1996
Oborishte, Sofia syne 1999
- Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg - Prenzlauer Berg East (electoral constituency)
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