Place:Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany

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NameFriedrichshain-Kreuzberg
TypeBorough
Located inBerlin, Germany     (2001 - present)
See alsoFriedrichshain, Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Germany1900 parent borough
Kreuzberg, Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Germany1900 parent borough
Contained Places
Borough
Friedrichshain ( 2001 - present )
Kreuzberg ( 2001 - present )

Note: In keeping with the 1900-rule at WeRelate, places in Germany are organized as they were in 1900 when Germany was known as the German Empire.

In 1900, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg did not exist!

In 2001, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg was formed as the second borough of Berlin by merging the former East Berlin borough of Friedrichshain and the former West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg.

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Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is the second borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former East Berlin borough of Friedrichshain and the former West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg. The historic Oberbaum Bridge, formerly a Berlin border crossing for pedestrians, links both districts across the river Spree as the new borough's landmark (as featured in the coat of arms).


The counterculture tradition especially of Kreuzberg led to a plurality of votes for the Green Party, which is unique among all Berlin boroughs. The local MP Canan Bayram is the only Green politician directly elected to the federal Bundestag. While Kreuzberg is characterised by a high number of immigrants, the share of non-German citizens in Friedrichshain is much lower and the average age is higher. The merger between the distinct quarters is celebrated by an annual anarchic "vegetable fight" on the Oberbaumbrücke. Both parts have to deal with the consequences of gentrification.

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