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Kirchwerder
Kirchwerder () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Bergedorf. It is located on the southeast border of Hamburg at the Elbe river. Geography Kirchwerder is a part of the Vierlande and is located at the Elbe river. Therefore it is highly endangered by storm floods. Kircherwerder borders the quarters Ochsenwerder, Reitbrook and Neuengamme. In the south is Harburg in Lower Saxony. The place Fünfhausen is located in the west of Kirchwerder. Zollenspieker is at the Elbe river. Politics These are the results of Kirchwerder in the Hamburg state election: Transport Kirchwerder has no S-Bahn or U-Bahn Rapid transit in Germany consists of four U-Bahn systems and fourteen S-Bahn systems. The U-Bahn commonly understood to stand for Untergrundbahn (''underground railway'') are conventional rapid transit systems that run mostly underground, while ... station. However it has a large bus system. References {{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Bergedorf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vierlande
Vierlande is the name given to a roughly 77-square kilometre region in the Hamburg district of Bergedorf which has a population of 18,419 and comprises four quarters of the city. Its name goes back to the year 1556 and refers to the four church parishes of Curslack, Kirchwerder, Neuengamme and Altengamme which are identical with their modern-day quarters. Geography The Vierlande consists of former river islands in the ''urstromtal'' of the Elbe. History The populace of Vierlande were free farmers, but sovereignty over the whole region frequently changed hands. From the 12th century it belonged to the dukes of Saxe-Lauenburg who, due to a shortage of money, enfeoffed it to the Hanseactic cities of Hamburg and Lübeck, and, in 1401, repossessed it without returning the pledge money. The Vierlande - Bergedorf and Riepenburg - was, however, reconquered by the two cities in 1420 and, as a result of the Treaty of Perleberg managed jointly for a long time until in 1868, it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fünfhausen
Fünfhausen is a place in Hamburg, Germany. It is a part of the borough Bergedorf and the quarter Kirchwerder. History During World War II, 50 wooden homes were built for families which were affected by the bombing in the city. At that time the people from Bergedorf used to call Fünfhausen ''Kistendorf'' (box village) because of the cubic shaped houses. In October 1954 Fünfhausen was visited by the German president Theodor Heuss. Geography Fünfhausen is located in the quarter Kirchwerder in Hamburg. West of Fünfhausen is the quarter Ochsenwerder. In the center is the Sandbrack Lake and nearby is the Hohendeicher Lake and the Elbe river. North of it is the Gose Elbe. The main streets are ''Durchdeich'', ''Ochsenwerder Landscheideweg'' and ''Süderquerweg''. Transportation Fünfhausen has no S-Bahn or U-Bahn station. However several bus lines pass through the neighborhood. The lines 122, 124, 127, 222, 224, and 422 connect Fünfhausen to the central station / ZOB and Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergedorf
Bergedorf () is the largest of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany, named after Bergedorf quarter within this borough. In 2020 the population of the borough was 130,994. History The city of Bergedorf received town privileges in 1275, then a part of the younger Duchy of Saxony (1180–1296), which was partitioned by its four co-ruling dukes in 1296 into the branch duchies of Saxe-Lauenburg and Saxe-Wittenberg. Bergedorf then became part of the former. This was only to last until 1303, when Lauenburg's three co-ruling dukes, Albert III, Eric I, and John II partitioned their branch duchy into three smaller duchies. Eric then held Bergedorf (Vierlande) and Lauenburg and inherited the share of his childless brother Albert III, Saxe-Ratzeburg, after he was already deceased in 1308 and a retained section from Albert's widow Margaret of Brandenburg-Salzwedel on her death. However, his other brother, John II, then claimed a part, so in 1321 Eric conceded Bergedorf (with Vierlande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbe
The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is . The Elbe's major tributaries include the rivers Vltava, Saale, Havel, Mulde, Schwarze Elster, and Ohře. The Elbe river basin, comprising the Elbe and its tributaries, has a catchment area of , the twelfth largest in Europe. The basin spans four countries, however it lies almost entirely just in two of them, Germany (65.5%) and the Czech Republic (33.7%, covering about two thirds of the state's territory). Marginally, the basin stretches also to Austria (0.6%) and Poland (0.2%). The Elbe catchment area is inhabited by 24.4 million people, the biggest cities within are Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Dresden and Leipzig. Etymology Firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburg
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Ochsenwerder
Ochsenwerder () is a quarter in Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Bergedorf. In 2020 the population was over 3,000. Agriculture plays a very big role in this quarter for the metropolitan area. Geography Ochsenwerder is in the southeast of Hamburg at the Elbe river. In the south of Ochsenwerder is the Oortkaten lake. Ochsenwerder borders the quarters Kirchwerder, Reitbrook, Tatenberg and Spadenland. Furthermore Ochsenwerder borders to the quarter Wilhelmsburg and the Bundesland Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ... with the Elbe river. Politics These are the results of Ochsenwerder in the Hamburg state election: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ochsenwerder Quarters of Hamburg Bergedorf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reitbrook
Reitbrook () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Bergedorf. It has a population of only 522 people (2020). It is popular for its wind mill. Geography Reitbrook borders the quarter Kirchwerder, Ochsenwerder, Neuengamme and Allermöhe. It is located at the Dove Elbe. Politics These are the results of Reitbrook in the Hamburg state election: People from Reitbrook • Alfred Lichtwark Alfred Lichtwark (14 November 1852 – 13 January 1914) was a German art historian, museum curator, and art educator in Hamburg. He is one of the founders of museum education and the art education movement. Background and career Alfred Lich ... (* 14. November 1852; † 13. January 1914 in Hamburg) his father was the owner of the Reitbrook Mill. References {{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Bergedorf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Hamburg State Election
The 2020 Hamburg state election was held on 23 February 2020 to elect the members of the 22nd Hamburg Parliament. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by First Mayor Peter Tschentscher. Despite losses, the SPD remained comfortably in first place with 39% of votes. The Greens doubled their vote share to 24%, becoming the second largest party in the state Parliament for the first time. The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered their worst ever result in Hamburg, and their worst result in any state election since 1952, falling to third place with 11% of votes. The Left achieved a small upswing and remained in fourth place. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) narrowly cleared the 5% electoral threshold, recording a decline compared to its previous result for the first time in any state or national-level election. The Free Democratic Party lost a third of its vote share and fell narrowly short of the 5% electora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Hamburg State Election
The 2015 Hamburg state election was held on 15 February 2015 to elect the members of the 21st Hamburg Parliament. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by First Mayor Olaf Scholz lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition government with The Greens, and Scholz continued in office. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 20th Hamburg Parliament. Opinion polling Election result , - ! colspan="2" , Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % , - , bgcolor=, , align=left , Social Democratic Party (SPD) , align= 1,611,274 , align= 45.6 , align= 2.8 , align= 58 , align= 4 , align= 47.9 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left , Christian Democratic Union (CDU) , align= 561,377 , align= 15.9 , align= 6.0 , align= 20 , align= 8 , align= 16.5 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left , Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) , align= 432,713 , align= 12.3 , align= 1.1 , align= 15 , align= 1 , align= 12.4 , - , bgcolor=, , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Hamburg State Election
The 2011 Hamburg state election was held on 20 February 2011 to elect the members of the 20th Hamburg Parliament. The election was triggered by the collapse of the coalition government between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Green Alternative List (GAL), which had governed the state since 2008. The election was a landslide defeat for the CDU, which lost half its voteshare and seats. The margin of defeat for the incumbent Ahlhaus Senate is the largest in post-war German history and has not been met since. Much of this lost support flowed to the Social Democratic Party (SPD), which won 62 of the 121 seats in Parliament, forming a majority government led by Olaf Scholz. Background After the 2008 state election, the CDU formed a coalition government with the GAL. This was the first time such a government had been formed in Germany, as the Greens were seen as aligned with the SPD, typically in opposition to the CDU. Popular CDU mayor Ole von Beust was seen as a stabilisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Hamburg State Election
The 2008 Hamburg state election was held on 24 February 2008 to elect the members of the 19th Hamburg Parliament. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union led by First Mayor Ole von Beust government lost its majority. The CDU subsequently formed a coalition government with the Green Alternative List. This was the first time the CDU had formed a state government with the Greens in Germany. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 18th Hamburg Parliament. Opinion polling Election result , - ! colspan="2" , Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % , - , bgcolor=, , align=left , Christian Democratic Union (CDU) , align= 331,067 , align= 42.6 , align= 4.6 , align= 56 , align= 7 , align= 46.3 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left , Social Democratic Party (SPD) , align= 265,516 , align= 34.1 , align= 3.6 , align= 45 , align= 4 , align= 37.2 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left , Green Alternative List (GAL) , align= 74,472 , align= 9.6 , ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburg U-Bahn
The Hamburg U-Bahn is a rapid transit system serving the cities of Hamburg, Norderstedt and Ahrensburg in Germany. Although referred to by the term U-Bahn (the "U" commonly being understood as standing for "underground"), most of the system's track length is above ground. The network is interconnected with the city's S-Bahn system, which also has underground sections. It is operated by Hamburger Hochbahn within the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV). It was opened in February 1912, and comprises four lines serving 93 stations, with a route length of in 2019. History In 1906 the Senate of Hamburg awarded a contract for the Elevated and Underground Railway to Siemens & Halske and AEG of Berlin. The first stretch was completed on 7 October 1906. This was followed in 1911 with the founding of the ''Hamburger Hochbahn Aktiengesellschaft'' (HHA). Thus Hamburg became the third German city (after Berlin, 1902 and Schöneberg, 1910) to have a U-Bahn (then known as the Elevated and Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
