Spandau

Spandau
Borough of Berlin
Spandau
Location of Spandau in Berlin
Coordinates	52°33′N 13°12′E / 52.55°N 13.2°E / 52.55; 13.2Coordinates: 52°33′N 13°12′E / 52.55°N 13.2°E / 52.55; 13.2
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Borough subdivisions	9 localities
Mayor	Helmut Kleebank (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	91.91 km2 (35.49 sq mi)
Population	223,962  (31 March 2010)
- Density	2,437 /km2 (6,311 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	B
Website	Official homepage

Spandau is the fifth of the twelve boroughs (Bezirk) of Berlin. It is the fourth largest and westernmost borough, situated at the confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and along the western bank of the Havel, but the least populated.

Overview

In the west it borders with the districts of Oberhavel, Havelland and the city of Potsdam in the federal state of Brandenburg. Modern industries include metal working, chemicals and carpet manufacturing. It was the location of the notorious Spandau Prison until the prison was demolished in 1987. The British New Romantic band Spandau Ballet took their name from the Spandau borough in the British sector of former West Berlin.

The borough headquarters occupy the Rathaus Spandau, a town hall built in 1913.

Demographics

As of 2010, Spandau had a population of 223,962, of whom 62,000 (27%) had a migration background or were of non-German ethnicity.^[1]

Subdivision

Subdivisions of Spandau

Spandau is divided into 9 localities:

• Spandau
• Haselhorst
• Siemensstadt
• Staaken
• Gatow
• Kladow
• Hakenfelde
• Falkenhagener Feld
• Wilhelmstadt

Politics

At the 2011 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:

• CDU 23
• SPD 21
• Alliance '90/The Greens 6
• Pirate Party 3
• The Left 1

Notable people

• Bela B., musician, born December 14, 1962
• Robert Hoyzer, former football referee, born August 28, 1979
• Ivan Rebroff, singer, born July 31, 1931, died February 27, 2008 in Frankfurt
• Erna Sack, soprano, born February 6, 1898, died March 2, 1972 in Mainz
• Sıla Şahin, German actress of Turkish descent, born December 3, 1985

Twin towns

• Luton, United Kingdom since 1950
• Siegen, Germany since 1952
• Asnières-sur-Seine, France since 1959
• Ashdod, Israel since 1968
• Boca Raton, Florida, USA 1979 until May 2003
• Iznik, Turkey since 1987
• Nauen, Germany since 1988
• Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland

See also

Berlin portal

• Berlin Spandau – Charlottenburg North (electoral district)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Spandau

• (German) Official Homepage
• Official homepage of Berlin

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