Neukölln

Neukölln is the aicht burgh o Berlin, locatit in the sootheastren pairt o the ceety an wis pairt o the umwhile American sector unner the Fower-Pouer occupation o the ceety. It features mony Gründerzeit biggins an is characterized bi haein ane o the heichest percentage o immigrants in Berlin an displayin a chiefly multinaitional aura.

History
Frae 1966 tae 1975 the Gropiusstadt was built, a "Trabantenstadt" or ceety-athin-a-ceety hoosin estate, designed bi airchitect Walter Gropius.

Neukölln is selectit as pilot ceety o the Cooncil o Europe an the European Commission Intercultural ceeties programme.

Subdiveesion

Neukölln is dividit intae 5 localities:

LocalityAurie (km²)InhabitantsDensity(Inhabitants/km²) 0801 Neukölln 11.7 150,756 12,885 0802 Britz 12.4 38,334 3,091 0803 Buckow 6.35 38,018 5,987 0804 Rudow 11.8 41,040 3,478 0805 Gropiusstadt 2.66 35,844 13,475

Personalities
Horst Buchholz, actor, born 4 Dizember 1933, dee'd 3 Mairch 2003 in Berlin
Alexander Hacke, muisicker, born 11 October 1965 in Neukölln
Jutta Limbach, legal academic, born 27 Mairch 1934 in Neukölln
Inge Meysel, actress, born 5 Mey 1910 in Neukölln, dee'd 10 Julie 2004 in Bullenhausen, Seevetal
Mady Rahl, actress, born 3 Mairch 1915 in Neukölln
Lotte Ulbricht, wife o East German leader Walter Ulbricht, born 19 Apryle 1903 in Neukölln, dee'd 27 Mairch 2002 in Berlin.
Momus (airtist), born 11 Februar 1960 in Paisley, Scotland, lives in Neukölln.

References in popular cultur
"Neuköln" (deliberately spelt wi ane 'l') is an instrumental piece bi David Bowie, the nint track on his 1977 album "Heroes".
The last track o Miss Kittin's first solo album I Com is cawed "Neukölln 2".
The German film Knallhart ist set in the northren pairt o Neukölln.
The German documentary Neukölln Unlimited tells the story o three Lebanese teenagers based in Neukölln, who fecht against the deportation oot o Germany.

Twin ceeties
 Bat Yam, Israel
 Cologne, Germany
 Leonberg, Germany
 Marino, Italy
 Wetzlar, Germany
 London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, UK

See an aa
Intercultural ceeties

Freemit airtins

 Offeecial Hamepage
 WebTV frae Berlin, Neukoelln 


Category:Destricts o Berlin
Category:Umwhile burghs o Berlin

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