Marzahn-Hellersdorf
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| Area: | 61.74 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 249,531 (2007) |
| Population density: | 4,038 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | official homepage |
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| Mayor of Borough: | Dagmar Pohle (The Left) |
| Parliament of Borough BVV: | The Left Party.PDS 22, SPD 15, CDU 7, Alliance '90/The Greens 3, FDP 3, NPD 3, WASG 2 (last election 2006) |
Marzahn-Hellersdorf is the tenth borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Marzahn and Hellersdorf. It's situated in the northeast of Berlin. It borders to Lichtenberg in the west, Treptow-Köpenick in the south and the state of Brandenburg in the east and north.
[edit] Localities
The borough contains of five former villages:
- Biesdorf
- Hellersdorf
- Kaulsdorf
- Mahlsdorf
- Marzahn
which all became part of Greater Berlin in 1920.
[edit] Twinnings
Marzahn-Hellersdorf has seven twin towns:
Halton, England since 1993
Kastrychnitski district, Minsk, Belarus since 1993
Lauingen, Germany since 1999- Partyzanski district, Minsk, Belarus since 1993
XV. kerület (Rákospalota), Budapest, Hungary since 1991
Tychy, Poland since 1992- IV. kerület (Újpest), Budapest, Hungary since 1992
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