Neukölln

Neukölln (; officially abbreviated Neuk), is one of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is located south-east of Berlin's center and stretches from the inner city southward to the border with Brandenburg, encompassing the eponymous quarter of Neukölln in the north, and the southern quarters of Britz, Gropiusstadt, Buckow and Rudow.

Key facts

German location.name: Neukölln
German location.type: Borough
German location.City: Berlin
German location.image_flag: Flagge Bezirk Neukölln.svg
German location.image_coa: Coat of arms of borough Neukoelln.svg
German location.state: Berlin
German location.divisions: 5 quarters
German location.Bürgermeistertitel: Borough Mayor
German location.mayor: Martin Hikel
German location.party: SPD
German location.area: 44.93
German location.licence: B
German location.plantext: Location of Neukölln in Berlin
German location.image_plan: Berlin Bezirk Neukölln (labeled).svg
German location.website: Official homepage

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Locality subdivisions
Public transport
Demographics
Gentrification
Politics
District council
District government
Notable people
In popular culture
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
See also
References
External links

The borough was constituted in 1920, when the Greater Berlin Act came into effect. After World War II, Neukölln was part of the American sector during the Allied occupation of the city, and of West Berlin from 1949 until German reunification in 1990. Since the late 1950s, it has been characterised by one of the highest shares of immigrant residents in Berlin, especially in its urbanized and industrialized northern regions. An influx of students and artists since the mid-2000s has led to gentrification.

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