Reinickendorf is the twelfth borough of Berlin. It encompasses the northwest of the city area, including the Berlin Tegel Airport, Lake Tegel, spacious settlements of detached houses as well as housing estates like Märkisches Viertel.

Subdivisions

Reinickendorf is split in eleven localities, population in brackets:

Politics

District council

The governing body of Reinickendorf is the district council (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung). It has responsibility for passing laws and electing the city government, including the mayor. The most recent district council election was held on 26 September 2021, and the results were as follows: ! colspan=2| Party ! Lead candidate ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 129,440 ! 98.8 ! ! ! ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 1,525 ! 1.2 ! ! ! ! colspan=3| Total ! 130,965 ! 100.0 ! ! 55 ! ±0 ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 194,688 ! 67.3 ! 4.4 ! !

District government

The district mayor (Bezirksbürgermeister) is elected by the Bezirksverordnetenversammlung, and positions in the district government (Bezirksamt) are apportioned based on party strength. Uwe Brockhausen of the SPD was elected mayor on 24 November 2021. Since the 2021 municipal elections, the composition of the district government is as follows:

Twin towns – sister cities

Reinickendorf is twinned with:

Notable people