Poppenbüttel () is a quarter in the borough

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 u ...

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, Germany. In 2020 the population was 24,135.

History

Poppenbüttel became a part of Hamburg in 1937. During World War II there were working locations for the subcamp Sasel of

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in the quarter.

Geography

According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter has a total area of 8.1 km². To the northwest, Poppenbüttel borders on the state of

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and the quarter Lemsahl-Mellingstedt, in the east is the quarter Sasel. In the south is the quarter Wellingsbüttel and in the southwest is the quarter Hummelsbüttel. Poppenbüttel lies on both sides of the Upper

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 centr ...

river and is clearly separated from its neighbouring boroughs by uninhabited green zones and protected landscapes preserving wet and, in places, boggy depressions, and watercourses. In the west the Susebek depression and Raakmoor region separate Poppenbüttel from Langenhorn and Hummelsbüttel; in the northwest the meadows on the Poppenbütteler Graben mark the border with the Schleswig-Holstein borough of

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, in the north the Mellingbek and Kupferteich delineate its boundary with

Lemsahl-Mellingstedt Lemsahl-Mellingstedt () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough Wandsbek. The population was over 6900 in 2020. Geography Lemsahl-Mellingstedt borders the quarters Duvenstedt, Wohldorf-Ohlstedt, Bergstedt, Poppenbüttel and Sasel. It ...

and in the south the Alster valley forms the boundary with

Wellingsbüttel Wellingsbüttel (), a quarter in the Wandsbek borough in the city of Hamburg in northern Germany, is a former independent settlement. In 2020 the population was 10,935. History The first records on Wellingsbüttel are from 1296. Wellingsbüttel ...

. In the east, some of the settlements cross over into

Sasel Sasel () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany in the 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 h ...

, but in other places they are also separated by the Alster valley .Sozialraumbeschreibung Poppenbüttel und Hummelsbüttel, 2014 (Langversion)
Herausgeber Bezirksamt Wandsbek, Fachamt Sozialraummanagement The ''Kupferteich'', with a length of 900 metres was formed in the 14th century when the Mellingbek was impounded to create a

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. It survived even after the mill disappeared. Today, the green zone around it is a local recreation area. In the middle of Poppenbüttel lies the new development of Hamburg-Bau, built in 1975.

Demographics

21,930 people were living in the quarter in 2006, the population density was 2,701 people per km². 14.5% were children under the age of 18, and 30.4% were 65 years of age or older, 5.6% were immigrants. 413 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999 there were 10,260 households and 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals.

Education

In 2006 there were 3 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in the quarter Poppenbüttel.

Infrastructure

Health systems

As of 2006 there were 92 physicians in private practice and 8 pharmacies.

Transportation

Poppenbüttel is serviced by the

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system of the

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and the

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with several stations. Poppenbüttel railway station is a terminus for the line S1. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), 10,581 private cars are registered in the quarter (484 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

Memorial for the concentration subcamp

From September 1944 to April 1945,

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women from the subcamp Hamburg-Sasel were forced to build houses in this quarter. The last existing house is located in Kritenbarg street, and is now a memorial.
Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial´

Notes

References

* Official German list of concentration camp
Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos gemäß § 42 Abs. 2 BEG

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

External links

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