is a western quarter of the city of

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in Germany, it is subject to the district/borough ''Bezirk Altona'' and was an independent settlement until 1890. It is home to

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and the Barclaycard Arena. In 2020 the population was 29,652.

History

The first records of Bahrenfeld dates 1256. In 1890 it was suburbanized into the city Altona. During

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1938 with the

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the city of Altona (including Bahrenfeld) was merged into Hamburg. ''History section is based on a translation of the German article Bahrenfeld''

Geography

Bahrenfeld is mixed of commercial and residential areas. In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter has a total area of . Bahrenfeld is located south of Lurup and Eidelstedt, west of Stellingen and east of Osdorf. The southern boundaries to the quarters

Othmarschen Othmarschen () is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2020 the population was 16,009. History The first records on Othmarschen are from 1317. Together with Altona, Othmarschen became a part of Hamburg in 1937/ ...

and Ottensen are the railway tracks of the city train. To the south west lies Groß Flottbek.

Politics

These are the results of the Hamburg state election:

Demographics

In 2006 in the quarter Bahrenfeld were living 26,434 people. The population density was . 14.8% were children under the age of 18, and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. 16.8% were immigrants. 1583 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999 there were 14,230 households, out of which 16.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 52.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.78.

Culture

Performing arts

In the neighbourhood ''Otto von Bahrenpark'', a new created area at the location of an old gas plant, the ''Lichthof Theater'' is located in the street ''Mendelssohnstr. 16''. It is a private theatre founded 1994 operating as a registered voluntary association. In August 2000 the theatre moved to the location Mendelssohnstrasse to a new auditorium for about 100 spectators.

Cemeteries

Altona Main Cemetery, ''Altonaer Hauptfriedhof'', is located at the Altona Volkspark. Beside a Jewish cemetery, a Mennonite cemetery there are several Lutheran cemeteries. All this is a relict of freedom of belief in the history of Altona.

Parks

Located in Bahrenfeld is the Altona Volkspark. A large recreation area (205

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) established 1920.Umweltbehörde Hamburg (Hg.), bearb. v. Lars Ruge: 75 Jahre Volkspark Altona. Ein Parkführer. Hamburg 1995 The smaller ''Bonnepark'' is located between the Bundesautobahn 7,

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431 and a local road.

Sports

The '' Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld'' is a

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arena. Founded 1874 it is also a location for music concerts, e.g. it was one of the locations for the Bridges to Babylon Tour in 1998. In the northern part of the Altonaer Volkspark is the Barclaycard Arena, former home of the

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, and one of the two homes of the Handball Hamburg club. The nearby ''

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'' is home to the

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section of the

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club. Another club is the Bahrenfelder SV.

Education

There were 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools in the quarter and 30 physicians in private practice and 5 pharmacies. Parts of the world known Hamburg site of the research center

for

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, founded 1959, are located in the quarter.

Transportation

Bahrenfeld 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 c ...

system of the city or suburban railway with the Bahrenfeld station and the Diebsteich station. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 8,942 private cars registered (337 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006) In Bahrenfeld is the exit ''Hamburg-Bahrenfeld'' of the Bundesautobahn 7/E 45. At this point the Bundesstrasse 431 is crossing the motorway, connecting Altona with

Meldorf Meldorf ( Holsatian: ''Meldörp'' or ''Möldörp'') is a town in western Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, that straddles the river Miele in the district of Dithmarschen. Overview Meldorf was first mentioned in writing before 1250 AD. In 1265 it re ...

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Notes

Literature

* Martin Wendt, Wie Bahrenfeld wurde. Von der Steinzeit bis heute - die Chronik eines Hamburger Stadtteils., in: 750 Jahre Bahrenfeld, Hamburg 2006 (Festschrift, hg. v. Bürgerverein Bahrenfeld) * Johanna Wolff, Spaziergänge durch Bahrenfeld. Hamburg 1990 (Ergebnisse)

External links

Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website
Lichthof theatre website
{{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Altona, Hamburg