Neuengamme () is a quarter of

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, Germany, located in 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, near the river

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(a tributary of the river

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). In this rural quarter, part of the

Vierlande Vierlande is the name given to a roughly 77-square kilometre region in the Hamburg district of Bergedorf which has a population of 18,419 and comprises four quarters of the city. Its name goes back to the year 1556 and refers to the four chu ...

, the population in 2020 was 3,711. During

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

Neuengamme concentration camp Neuengamme was a network of Nazi concentration camps in Northern Germany that consisted of the main camp, Neuengamme, and more than 85 satellite camps. Established in 1938 near the village of Neuengamme in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, th ...

was located in Neuengamme.

Geography

Neuengamme is located in the southeastern part of Hamburg. In 2007 the quarter had a total area of 18.6 km².Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007) Varendorf(68)Vierlande Winsen

History

From December 1938 through May 1945, the concentration camp at Neuengamme ''(German: Konzentrationslager Neuengamme)'' had more than 106,000 inmates—including all sub camps—almost half of them died.

Demographics

In 2010, 3,479 people were living in Neuengamme quarter. The population density was 168 people per km². 17.7% were children under the age of 18, and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. 2.3% were immigrants. 54 people were registered as unemployed.

Politics

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

Education

In 2007, there were no schools in Neuengamme.

Notes

References

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

External links

Webpage of the memorial Neuengamme
retrieved 19 August 2009 Quarters of Hamburg Bergedorf {{Hamburg-geo-stub