Harvestehude (; Hamburgisch: ''Harvstehuud'') is a quarter of

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, in the borough of

Eimsbüttel Eimsbüttel () is one of the seven boroughs (Bezirke) of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020 the population was 269,118. History On March 1, 2008 Eimsbüttel lost part of its area to the borough Altona where it formed the Sternschanze quarter. Geography ...

. It is located on the eastern boundaries of the borough near lake

Außenalster Außenalster () or Outer Alster Lake is the larger one of two artificial lakes, which are formed by the Alster River and are both located within the city limits of Hamburg, Germany. The other „lake“ is the Binnenalster. The Außenalster and i ...

Geography

Harvestehude borders the quarters of

Rotherbaum Rotherbaum () is a quarter of Eimsbüttel, a borough of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020 the population was 17,114. In German, "roter Baum" means ''red tree''. The "th", which in general was abolished in the spelling reform of 1900, was preserved in na ...

, and Hoheluft-West, all within the Eimsbüttel borough, as well as

Hoheluft-Ost is an area composed of two quarters of Hamburg, which are characterized by their largely preserved architecture. Administratively, Hoheluft is divided into two quarters: in the borough of Hamburg-Nord, and in the borough of Eimsbüttel. The Hoh ...

, Eppendorf, and

Winterhude Winterhude () is a quarter in the ward Hamburg-Nord of Hamburg, Germany. As of 2020 the population was 56,382. History Winterhude was first mentioned in the 13th century, but archeological findings of tools, weapons and grave-mounds were dated t ...

in the neighbouring

Hamburg-Nord Hamburg-Nord (meaning ''Hamburg North'') is one of the seven boroughs of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, in northern Germany. In 2020, according to the residents registration office, the population was 315,514 in an area of 57.5 km2. ...

borough. Harvestehude is located on a

Geest Geest is a type of landform, slightly raised above the surrounding countryside, that occurs on the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark. It is a landscape of sandy and gravelly soils formed as a glacial outwash pla ...

ridge west of the Außenalster. To the north the canal of Isebekkanal separates Harvestehude of Hoheluft-Ost and Eppendorf.

History

The name is derived from the former name of the local St. John's Monastery, ''Herwardeshude'', which had been located in Altona near today's street and small stream of

Pepermölenbek Pepermölenbek is a small river of Hamburg, Germany. It flows into the Elbe in Hamburg-St. Pauli. See also *List of rivers of Hamburg A list of rivers of Hamburg, Germany: A *Alster B *Berner Au * Bille *Bredenbek D * Deepenhorngraben * Dov ...

at least since 1246. Herward was a common name in the 12th and 13th century, so it is assumed that the name means a stockyard near a ferry dock (''Hude''), which was founded by a man called Herward. Later, in 1295, the monastery moved to today's Harvestehude area, transferring the monastery's name to the new area. Hamburg history writer Otto Beneke noticed that the place was also called ''Herbstehude'' by some, which was according to him indeed correct, because ''Herbst'' (''autumn'') translates to ''Harvest'' in Low German. In 1530, the monastery was demolished, and the area came under municipal administration. Other than the name suggests, the church of St. John's Harvestehude, which was built 1880-82, is today located in the neighbouring Rotherbaum quarter. Vice versa, the Tennis court Am Rothenbaum and the NDR broadcasting center ("Funkhaus am Rothenbaum") are located in the quarter of Harvestehude.Villenviertel zwischen Alster und Isebekkanal
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