Isebekkanal is a canal in

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. It has a length of about 3 km and is a remnant of the former stream of Isebek. The small ''Ottersbek'' stream flows into it. The Isebekkanal flows into 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 ...

Location

The canal is located in the quarters 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 ...

, Hoheluft-West,

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 ...

Harvestehude Harvestehude (; Hamburgisch: ''Harvstehuud'') is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Eimsbüttel. It is located on the eastern boundaries of the borough near lake Außenalster. Geography Harvestehude borders the quarters of Rother ...

, and Eppendorf. Isebekkanal, especially the adjacent street of Kaiser-Friedrich-Ufer (also known under the acronym ''Kaifu'') is popular with joggers and walkers, also the public open air pool of Kaifu-Bad can be found here.

History

Isebek means ''iron stream''. The name derives from the high iron content of the water. The iron was supposed to come from a small tributary which rinsed iron out of Langenfelde meadows into former Isebek.Horst Beckershaus: ''Die Hamburger Straßennamen. Woher sie kommen und was sie bedeuten'', 5. ed., Hamburg 2002 Originally, the stream flowed from its source near

Bahrenfeld is a western quarter of the city of Hamburg in Germany, it is subject to the district/borough ''Bezirk Altona'' and was an independent settlement until 1890. It is home to DESY and the Barclaycard Arena. In 2020 the population was 29,652. Hist ...

into the pond of Diebsteich (which was located at the street of Kieler Straße) and from there into the Alster. The street names Isebekstraße and Isebekstieg (near today

Diebsteich station The train station Diebsteich is served by the rapid transit trains of the Hamburg S-Bahn and the commuter trains of the AKN railways plc. The S-Bahn tracks run parallel with the Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway. Right along the tracks is the border ...

) remind of the former stream.

References

Canals in Hamburg Eimsbüttel Hamburg-Nord CIsebekkanal {{Hamburg-geo-stub