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Billstedt () is a quarter in the borough Hamburg-Mitte, in the eastern part of
Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
,
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. In 2020, the population was 71,077, it was the second-most populous quarter.


History

Schifbeck, Öjendorf, Steinbeck and Schlem are the old settlements.


Geography

In 2006, according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the Billstedt quarter had a total area of 17 km². To the north is the Jenfeld quarter of the
Wandsbek Wandsbek () is the second-largest of seven boroughs that make up the city and state of Hamburg, Germany. The name of the district is derived from the river Wandse which passes through here. Wandsbek, which was formerly an independent city, is ur ...
borough. The municipalities Barsbüttel and
Oststeinbek Oststeinbek is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 kilometres east of the center of Hamburg, directly on the border between Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Hols ...
in the German state
Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...
are to the east. To the west are the quarters Horn and
Billbrook Billbrook () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Hamburg-Mitte. It is located on the southeastern border of the borough adjacent to the borough of Bergedorf. Billbrook is located in a swamp area near the Elbe and Bille rivers, ...
, to the south is the Lohbrügge quarter of the
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 ...
borough. In the east of Billstedt is the place Mümmelmannsberg.


Demographics

In 2007, the population of the Billstedt quarter was 68,936. The population density was . 19.7% were children under the age of 18, and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. 22.5% were immigrants. 5,274 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999, there were 32,336 households, 39% of which were single individuals. The average household size was 2.14.Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999) Population by year In 2007 there were 9,626 criminal offences (140/1000 people).


Education

In 2006, there were 10 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools in the Billstedt quarter with 3,894 pupils.Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)


Politics

These are the results of Billstedt in the Hamburg state election:


Infrastructure


Health systems

In 2007, there were 36 day-care centers for children, 84 physicians in private practices and 12 pharmacies.


Transportation

The
Bundesautobahn 1 is an autobahn in Germany. It runs from Heiligenhafen in Schleswig-Holstein to Saarbrücken, a distance of , but is incomplete between Cologne and Trier. B 207 continues north from Heiligenhafen to Puttgarden, at the end of the island of Fehma ...
motorway and the Bundesstrasse 5 road run through the quarter. Billstedt is served 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
underground railway The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. ...
and has several stations on lines U2 and U4. According to Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt) figures for 2007, 19,998 private cars (290 cars/1000 people) were registered in Billstedt, and 258 traffic accidents occurred.Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007)


Recreation

Located in the part ''Öjendorf'' is the lake Öjendorfer See.


Notes


References


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


External links

{{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Hamburg-Mitte