NEUKLLN

Bezirk (district) in the southern part of the city of Berlin, Germany. Medieval village churches still mark the centres of the four old villagesRixdorf, Britz, Buckow, and Rudowaround which the district grew. During World War II Neuklln suffered far less damage from Allied bombing than did other parts of Berlin, and as a consequence after the war many businesses and industries relocated there. Large housing estates were built, and Neuklln became the most populous district in the city. While it is a shopping and entertainment centre, meat-packing, chemical, pharmaceutical, motor-vehicle, and other plants also give the district a strong industrial base. Area 17 square miles (45 square km). Pop. (1990 est.) 303,100.