is a rural quarter located in the borough Harburg of

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near the

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border. The quarter is well known for its quality of fruit and unique houses, many of which prove to be popular attractions for tourists passing through, it belongs to the ''

Altes Land Altes Land () is an area of reclaimed marshland straddling parts of Lower Saxony and Hamburg. The region is situated downstream from Hamburg on the southwestern riverside of the Elbe around the towns of Stade, Buxtehude, Jork and the '' S ...

'' region and is quite known for the cherry and apple tree blossom. In 2020 the population was 4,883.

History

Neuenfelde as Nincop was first mentioned in 1257 as a village of

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settlers. In 1937 due to the

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Neuenfelde became a part of Hamburg. The survival of the settlement is currently under threat from the nearby

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factory and its

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. Over the past few years, Airbus extended their runway towards Neuenfelde. This upset local residents, many of whom have had to sell their properties in order to accommodate these plans. Another source of upset was the planned relocation of the local St. Pankratius church, home to a historic Baroque organ built by

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. On July 16, 2007 the new longer runway started operations.

Geography

In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Neuenfelde has a total area of . Neuenfelde is part of the region ''Altes Land''. The quarter borders in the North to the river

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and the

Finkenwerder Finkenwerder (; Low German: ''Finkwarder'', ''Finkenwarder'' or ''- wärder''; German: ''Finkeninsel''; translation: Island of finches) is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany in the borough Hamburg-Mitte. It is the location of a plant of Airbus and its ...

quarter of the borough of

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. In the West is the small quarter Cranz and the district of Stade of

In the south is the

Neugraben-Fischbek [] is a Boroughs and quarters of Hamburg, quarter of Hamburg, Germany, belongs to the borough Harburg, Hamburg, Harburg. The quarter consists of the old settlements ''Neugraben'' and ''Fischbek'', and the more recently constructed area ''Neuwieden ...

quarter and the eastern bordern is to the quarter

Francop Francop is a quarter in the Harburg borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2020 the population was 711. History Francop, probably founded in the mid-12th century, belonged - as to its government - to the Princ ...

. The settlement Neuenfelde consists of two main streets; Nincoper Straße and Arp-Schnitger-Steig, the latter populated by the majority of the town's commercial activity, notably a kindergarten, school, fire brigade, restaurant, pharmacy and a hair salon. Bordering the settlement is Hasselwerder Straße and Marschkamper Deich.

Demographics

In 2006 in the quarter of Neuenfelde lived 4,614 people. The population density was . 22.2% were children under the age of 18, and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. 25.3% were resident aliens. 199 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999 there were 2,026 households and 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals.Source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999) There were 1 elementary school and no secondary school in the quarter Neuenfelde and 2 physicians in private practice and no pharmacy.Source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

Transportation

The quarter is not serviced by the

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system of S- or

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, however public transport to the city is provided by the bus no. 257 to Neugraben, as well as the bus no. 150 to Altona. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Neuenfelde were 2,001 private cars registered (429 cars/1000 people).

Notable buildings

* St. Pankratius-Kirche, local church Image:St Pankratius P7250038.JPG, St. Pankratius church, Neuenfelde Image:St Pankratius P7250045.JPG, Altar and pulpit Image:St Pankratius P7250050.JPG, Altar and pulpit (detail) Image:St Pankratius P7250064.JPG, Baptistery Image:St Pankratius P7250062.JPG, view to the organ (build by Arp Schnitger)

Notable persons

(1648 - 1719), German organ builder

Notes

References

Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website (in German)

External links

3 Meilen vor Hamburg
- official web site of the Altes Land tourism association. Retrieved on 1 October 2008. {{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Harburg, Hamburg