Mitte
6 districts
Center is the first borough of Berlin and has approximately 335,000 inhabitants. It is the central district of the capital city and home to most of the constitutional organs of the Federal Republic.
Districts
On 1 January 2001, the three former districts of Mitte, Tiergarten and Wedding merged to become the new district center. He is one of two districts (next Friedrichshain- Kreuzberg), which consist of parts of the former East and West Berlin. In common parlance center still referred to today's district of Berlin-Mitte and not the new Fusion district.
The district center is divided into six districts:
The majority of the district is relatively densely populated, with an average population density that is twice as high as in general in Berlin. An exception is the Tiergarten district, whose population density is only half as high as that of Berlin. The Hansa district is the smallest area of the district among the 96 districts of Berlin.
Population
31 October 2013, the district center counted 336 195 inhabitants in an area of 39.5 square kilometers. Thus, the population density was 8,518 at the date inhabitants per square kilometer. On 31 December 2012, the proportion of foreigners was 28.2 percent, while the share of the population were of immigrant background on the record date at 46.6 percent. Both values were, respectively, the highest in all districts of Berlin. The unemployment rate amounted on 30 April 2013, 14.1 percent. On 31 December 2012, the average age of the population was 39.1 years.
Policy
District mayor of middle is Christian Hanke (SPD ), who was elected in 2006 as a Zählgemeinschaft the SPD with the voices of the council of the Left and the FDP against the CDU and the Greens to the district mayor. In the Berlin districts of a Zählgemeinschaft (unlike in the national parliaments of the Federal Republic) is not connected to a coalition, so that the fractions are looking for property questions each majorities.
Here the mayor of the district center are listed since 2001. The mayor of the former district center and today's hamlet center can be found there.
- Joachim Zeller ( CDU), from January 2001 to October 2006
- Christian Hanke (SPD ), October 2006
Attractions
There is the Reichstag Building, and nearly all other fantastic Berlin building of the Bundestag, the Bundesrat and the Federal Government as well as most embassies in middle. Other places of interest:
- Alexanderplatz
- Amtsgericht Wedding
- Berlin TV Tower
- Brandenburg Gate
- Dorotheenstädtischer cemetery
- Gendarmenmarkt
- Hemp Museum
- New Synagogue
- Nikolai Quarter
- Museum Island
- Potsdamer Platz
- Unter den Linden
And many others ( most of the historic sights of Berlin are located in the middle).
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the district center was named after the district merger of three districts Mitte (old district), Tiergarten and Wedding by the heraldist Theodor Lorenz ( born April 6, 1929 † 25 March 2005) re-designed and decorated. The current coat of arms was granted on 9 October 2001 by the Senate of Berlin.
" The six- crocheted changed in red and silver shield is topped with a golden middle plate, in a growing black, rotbewehrter and gezungter Bear holding a blue shield with a golden scepter upright in the paws. The escutcheon is placed a red three-towered mural crown, whose central tower is occupied by the Berlin coat of arms. "
The colors of red and silver colors correspond to the historical city of Berlin. The heart sign with the Berlin Bear refers to the former district center as the historical center of Berlin as well as the situation in the range of plate division points to the central location of the district. The small sign with the scepter was already the heart shield in the coat of arms Dorothee city - it is a characteristic of sovereign power and refers to the historical role of Berlin as a residence city and capital of several German states. The mural crown is the unifying element of all districts in Berlin.
Twinning
Internationally
Japan HigashiOsaka, Japan ( since 1959), justified by the old district of Wedding and the Japanese Fuse
Israel Holon, Israel ( since 1970 friendly relations, since 1980 partner city)
France Tourcoing, France (since 1995)
Japan Shinjuku (since 1994): Just as Berlin-Mitte is the heart of the German capital, as Shinjuku is the heart of the Japanese capital Tokyo
Tsuwano Japan (since 1995) going back to the scholars of Mori Ogai, who lived some time in Berlin
Hungary Terézváros ( district of Budapest ), Hungary ( since 2005)
Turkey Beyoğlu (district of Istanbul), Turkey ( since 2008)
National
- Kassel, Germany (since 1962 )
- Bottrop, Germany (since 1983)
- Schwalm- Eder-Kreis, Germany (since 1979 Friendship cities, since 1992 partner city)