Marzahn-Hellersdorf

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Sign	Map
	Map of Berlin with highlighted Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Area:	61.74 km²
Inhabitants:	257.324 (Statistisches Landesamt Berlin, 2002)
Population density:	4.168 inhabitants per km²
Website:	official homepage in German
Politics
Mayor of Borough:	Dagmar Pohle (PDS, now Die Linke)
Parliament of Borough BVV:	Linke.PDS 22, SPD 15, CDU 7, NPD 3, Grüne 3, FDP 3, WASG 2 (last election 2006)

Marzahn-Hellersdorf is one of the 12 new boroughs of Berlin. It was created in 2001 when the old boroughs of Marzahn and Hellersdorf were merged (joined together).

Marzahn-Hellersdorf is in northeast Berlin. It has borders with Lichtenberg in the west, Treptow-Köpenick in the south and the state of Brandenburg in the east and north.

The borough contains of five former villages: Biesdorf, Hellersdorf, Kaulsdorf, Mahlsdorf and Marzahn, which became part of Berlin in 1920.

[change] Twinnings

Marzahn-Hellersdorf has several twin towns:

Poland Tychy
United Kingdom Halton
Germany Lauingen
Belarus Minsk
Hungary Budapest IVth borough and XVth borough

[change] Other websites

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v • d • e Boroughs and localities of Berlin
Modern Boroughs	Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf • Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg • Lichtenberg-Hohenschönhausen • Marzahn-Hellersdorf • Mitte • Neukölln • Pankow • Reinickendorf • Spandau • Steglitz-Zehlendorf • Tempelhof-Schöneberg • Treptow-Köpenick
Western Boroughs, 1920-2001: of Groß-Berlin	Charlottenburg • Kreuzberg • Neukölln • Reinickendorf • Schöneberg • Spandau • Steglitz • Tempelhof • Tiergarten • Wedding • Wilmersdorf • Zehlendorf
Eastern Boroughs, 1920-2001: of Groß-Berlin	Friedrichshain • Hellersdorf (1986) • Hohenschönhausen (1985) • Köpenick • Lichtenberg • Marzahn (1979) • Mitte • Pankow • Prenzlauer Berg • Treptow • Weißensee
Localities:	Adlershof • Britz • Dahlem • Friedrichstadt • Friedenau • Frohnau • Gatow • Grunewald • Hansaviertel • Haselhorst • Heiligensee • Hermsdorf • Karlshorst • Kladow • Lichterfelde West • Mariendorf • Marienfelde • Märkisches Viertel • Moabit • Nikolaiviertel • Rote Insel • Scheunenviertel • Tegel • Wannsee