is a quarter of

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, Germany, in the borough of

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 ...

. It is located on the northern boundaries of the borough and of the city. It is part of the area of Walddörfer (lit. ''forest villages'').

Geography

Duvenstedt borders the quarters of Lemsahl-Mellingstedt and

Wohldorf-Ohlstedt Wohldorf-Ohlstedt () is a neighborhood of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough Wandsbek. It is the most northern quarter and one of the wealthiest in Hamburg. Geography Wohldorf-Ohlstedt borders the quarters Duvenstedt, Lemsahl-Mellingstedt and Be ...

. The

Alster The Alster () is a right tributary of the Elbe river in Northern Germany. It has its source near Henstedt-Ulzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, flows somewhat southwards through much of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and joins the Elbe in central ...

river and the Diekbek stream flow through Duvenstedt. The nature reserve of Duvenstedter Brook is named after the former village, but is located in neighbouring Wohldorf-Ohlstedt.

History

In 1261 Duvenstedt, formerly a Saxonian

Rundling A ''Rundling'' is a form of circular village, now found only in Northern Germany, typical of settlements in the Germanic-Slav contact zone in the Early Medieval period. The ''Rundling'' was a relatively common village form created by German law ...

, was first recorded. It is named after a founder called ''Duvo''. Also the part ''-stedt'' in the name refers to a Saxonian foundation, meaning ''safe settlement'' or ''safe residence''.Horst Beckershaus: ''Die Namen der Hamburger Stadtteile. Woher sie kommen und was sie bedeuten'', Hamburg 2002, , p. 33 In 1937, the village was incorporated into

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

by the

Greater Hamburg Act The Greater Hamburg Act (german: Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz), in full the Law Regarding Greater Hamburg and Other Territorial Readjustments (german: Gesetz über Groß-Hamburg und andere Gebietsbereinigungen), was passed by the government of Nazi Germa ...

, which came into force in 1938.Duvenstedt
Hamburg.de, in German

Politics

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

References

External links

Duvenstedt
Hamburg.de {{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Wandsbek