Treptow-Köpenick () is the ninth
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
of
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
, Germany, formed in
Berlin's 2001 administrative reform
Berlin is both a city and one of Germany’s federated states (city state). Since the 2001 administrative reform, it has been made up of twelve districts (german: Bezirke, ), each with its own administrative body. However, unlike the municipaliti ...
by merging the former boroughs of
Treptow
Treptow () was a former borough in the southeast of Berlin. It merged with Köpenick to form Treptow-Köpenick in 2001.
Geography
The district was composed by the localities of Alt-Treptow, Plänterwald, Baumschulenweg, Niederschöneweide, J ...
and
Köpenick
Köpenick () is a historic town and locality (''Ortsteil'') in Berlin, situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree in the south-east of the German capital. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially adopt ...
.
Overview
Among Berlin's boroughs it is the largest by area with the lowest population density. The
Johannisthal Air Field
The Johannisthal Air Field, located southeast of central Berlin, between Johannisthal and Adlershof, was Germany's first commercial airfield. It opened on 26 September 1909, a few weeks after the world's first airfield at Rheims, France.
Ov ...
, Germany's first airfield, was located in Treptow-Köpenick, between
Johannisthal and
Adlershof
Adlershof (, literally "Eagle's Court") is a locality (') in the borough (') Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin, Germany.
Adlershof is home to the new City of Science, Technology and Media ( WISTA), located on the southwestern edge of the locality.
...
.
Treptower Park
Treptower Park (, with a silent ''w'') is a park alongside the river Spree in Alt-Treptow, in the district of Treptow-Köpenick, south of central Berlin.
History
It was the location of the Great Industrial Exposition of Berlin in 1896. It is ...
, a popular place for recreation and a tourist destination, is also located in the borough. The park features the sprawling
Soviet War Memorial, a
war memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
to the
Soviet
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soldiers who fell in the
Battle of Berlin in 1945.
Subdivisions
Treptow-Köpenick is divided into 15 localities:
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Alt-Treptow
Alt-Treptow (, literally ''Old Treptow'') is a German locality in the borough of Treptow-Köpenick in Berlin. Known also as Treptow it was, until 2001, the main and the eponymous locality of the former Treptow borough.
History
The locality, first ...
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Plänterwald
Plänterwald () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow and the site of its former town hall.
History
The name Plänterwald derives ...
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Baumschulenweg
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Johannisthal
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Niederschöneweide
Niederschöneweide (, literally ''Lower Schöneweide'') is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. It is, with Oberschöneweide (''Upper Schöneweide''), part of the geographic quarter of Sch ...
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Altglienicke
Altglienicke (, literally ''Old Glienicke'') is a locality (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin in the borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Treptow.
History
The village of ''Glinik'' was first mentioned in ...
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Adlershof
Adlershof (, literally "Eagle's Court") is a locality (') in the borough (') Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin, Germany.
Adlershof is home to the new City of Science, Technology and Media ( WISTA), located on the southwestern edge of the locality.
...
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Bohnsdorf
Bohnsdorf () is a district in the borough Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin, Germany. It is located in the south-east of the city.
History
The locality was first mentioned in 1375 with the name of ''Benistorp''.
Geography Position
The locality is situa ...
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Oberschöneweide
Oberschöneweide (, literally ''Upper Schöneweide'') is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. It is, with Niederschöneweide (''Lower Schöneweide''), part of the geographic area of Schön ...
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Köpenick
Köpenick () is a historic town and locality (''Ortsteil'') in Berlin, situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree in the south-east of the German capital. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially adopt ...
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Friedrichshagen
Friedrichshagen () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick.
History
The colony of ''Friedrichsgnade'' was founded on May 29, 1753 ...
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Rahnsdorf
Rahnsdorf () is a locality (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin, Germany, located in the southeast of the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick.
History
Rahnsdorf was first mentioned in 1 ...
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Grünau
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Müggelheim
Müggelheim () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick.
History
The village was founded on June 1, 1747, by 20 families from Odernh ...
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Schmöckwitz
Schmöckwitz () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Treptow-Köpenick. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Köpenick.
History
The locality was founded in 1375 with the name of Smekewitz. In 19 ...
Politics
District council
The governing body of Treptow-Köpenick 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:
! colspan=2, Party
! Lead candidate
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
Fo ...
(SPD)
, align=left, Oliver Igel
, 40,300
, 25.2
, 0.4
, 16
, 1
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
The Left (LINKE)
, align=left, Ines Feierabend
, 28,213
, 17.7
, 5.0
, 11
, 3
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)
, align=left, Claudia Leistner
, 21,929
, 13.7
, 4.3
, 8
, 3
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
, align=left, Bertram Wieczorek
, 21,131
, 13.2
, 0.7
, 8
, 1
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
Alternative for Germany (AfD)
, align=left, Alexander Bertram
, 19,031
, 11.9
, 8.2
, 7
, 5
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
Free Democratic Party (FDP)
, align=left, Joachim Schmidt
, 9,698
, 6.1
, 2.5
, 3
, 1
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
Tierschutzpartei
, align=left, Jennifer Schrodt
, 5,934
, 3.7
, New
, 2
, New
, -
, colspan=8 bgcolor=lightgrey,
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
Die PARTEI
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, align=left,
, 3,935
, 2.5
, 0.2
, 0
, ±0
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
Free Voters
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, align=left,
, 2,878
, 1.8
, New
, 0
, New
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
dieBasis
, align=left,
, 2,533
, 1.6
, New
, 0
, New
, -
,
, align=left, Treptow-Köpenick Voters' Association
, align=left,
, 1,080
, 0.7
, New
, 0
, New
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
Klimaliste
Klimaliste ( en, Climate List) is the name of various microparties and voter groups in Germany that advocate climate protection measures to meet the 1.5 °C IPCC and Paris Agreement warming limit target. They see themselves as a grassroots mo ...
, align=left,
, 998
, 0.6
, New
, 0
, New
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
The Humanists
, align=left,
, 630
, 0.4
, New
, 0
, New
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
National Democratic Party
, align=left,
, 530
, 0.3
, 0.8
, 0
, ±0
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
Liberal Conservative Reformers
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The party was established in July 2015 as a spli ...
, align=left,
, 514
, 0.3
, New
, 0
, New
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left,
Ecological Democratic Party
The Ecological Democratic Party (german: Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei, ÖDP) is a conservative and ecologist minor party in Germany. The ÖDP was founded in 1982.
The strongest level of voting support for the ÖDP is in Bavaria, where in ...
, align=left,
, 431
, 0.3
, New
, 0
, New
, -
! colspan=3, Valid votes
! 159,765
! 99.0
!
!
!
, -
! colspan=3, Invalid votes
! 1,627
! 1.0
!
!
!
, -
! colspan=3, Total
! 161,392
! 100.0
!
! 55
! ±0
, -
! colspan=3, Electorate/voter turnout
! 219,255
! 73.6
! 7.4
!
!
, -
, colspan=8, 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.
Oliver Igel of the SPD was elected mayor on 27 October 2011. Since the 2021 municipal elections, the composition of the district government is as follows:
Twin towns – sister cities
Treptow-Köpenick is
twinned with:
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Albinea
Albinea ( Reggiano: or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Reggio nell'Emilia.
A document shows that in 980 Holy Roman Em ...
, Italy (1997)
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Cajamarca
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, Peru (1998)
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Cologne
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, Germany (1990)
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East Norriton Township, United States (1991)
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Izola
Izola (; it, Isola ) is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Adriatic coast of the Istrian peninsula. It is the seat of the Municipality of Izola. Its name originates from Italian ''Isola'', which means 'island'.
History
An ancient Roman ...
, Slovenia (2002)
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Mokotów (Warsaw), Poland (1993)
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Mürzzuschlag
Mürzzuschlag is a town in northeastern Styria, Austria, the capital of the former Mürzzuschlag District. It is located on the Mürz river near the Semmering Pass, the border with the state of Lower Austria, about southwest of Vienna. The popu ...
, Austria (2002)
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Odernheim
Odernheim am Glan is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach (district), Bad Kreuznach Districts of Germany, district in Rhi ...
, Germany (1997)
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Subotica
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, Serbia (2002)
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Tepebaşı, Turkey (2017)
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Veszprém County
Veszprém ( hu, Veszprém megye, ; german: Komitat Wesprim (Weißbrunn)) is an administrative county (''megye'') in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county.
Veszprém county
Veszprém county lies in western ...
, Hungary (2002)
See also
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Berlin-Treptow-Köpenick (electoral district)
References
External links
Official homepage Official homepage of Berlin
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Districts of Berlin