Marzahn-Hellersdorf facts for kids
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| Area: | 61.74 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 257.324 (Statistisches Landesamt Berlin, 2002) |
| Population density: | 4.168 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | official homepage in German: http://www.berlin.de/ba-marzahn-hellersdorf |
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| 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.
Twinnings
Marzahn-Hellersdorf has several twin towns:
Poland Tychy
United Kingdom Halton
Germany Lauingen
Belarus Minsk
Hungary Budapest IVth borough and XVth borough
See also
In Spanish: Marzahn-Hellersdorf para niños
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