() located in the Altona borough in the city

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, Germany, is one of 104 quarters of Hamburg. In 2020, the population was 25,802.

Geography

According to the statistical office of Hamburg and

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, the quarter has a total area of .

Demographics

In 2006, in the quarter ''Altona-Nord'' were living 21,406 people. 15,1% were children under the age of 18, and 9,8% were 65 years of age or older. 22,9% were immigrants. 1689 people were registered as unemployed.Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006) In 1999, 55,1% of all households were made up of individuals. Population by year In 2006, there were 3,314 criminal offences (155 crimes per 1,000 people).State Investigation Bureaux (

Landeskriminalamt The State Criminal Police Office, or Landeskriminalamt (LKA) in German, is an independent law enforcement agency in all 16 German states that is directly subordinate to the state's ministry of the interior. Missions Investigations LKAs superv ...

), source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

Politics

These are the results of Altona-Nord in the Hamburg state election:

Education

In 2006, there were two elementary schools and four secondary schools in Altona-Nord.

Economy

Holsten Brewery plc. is located in the quarter.

Culture

Altona Nord is most famous in Hamburg for its musical theatre Neue Flora, which started by showing ''The Phantom of the Opera''.

Infrastructure

Health systems

23 physicians in private practice and four pharmacies were registered in 2006.

Transportation

Altona-Nord is serviced by the

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be ...

system of the city train with the stations '' Holstenstraße'' and '' Diebsteich''. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), 5,682 private cars were registered in Altona-Nord (269 cars/1,000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

References

General sources

Statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, official website
''Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein''

External links

Hamburg-Altona Local Newspaper, special Site of Altona-Nord
Quarters of Hamburg Altona, Hamburg {{Hamburg-geo-stub