St. Georg (Sankt Georg; ) is a central quarter in the borough

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. In 2020 the population was 11,349.

History

In 1410 the articles 17 and 18 of a contract (''Rezeß'') between the Senate and the citizens were regulating the accommodation of the patients in the hospital St. Georg (S. Georg / Suente Juergens). This hospital still exists as the ''Asklepios Klinik St. Georg''. In 1868 the suburb St. Georg became official part of Hamburg, including the hospital for epidemic plague. The murder of

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occurred in 2008 in St. Georg.

Geography

St. Georg is south-east to the artificial lake ''

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'', which is the border to the borough

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. According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the urban quarter has a total area of 1.8 km². Parts of the quarter St. Georg are ranked as a good address by the office of city development and environment of Hamburg. The central situation of St. Georg and many places of nightlife, street cafés and shops is the source for the

gentrification Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. It is a common and controversial topic in urban politics and planning. Gentrification often increases the ec ...

in this quarter since the 1980s. The city of Hamburg and the borough Hamburg-Mitte have special programs to change this quarter. Because of the many gay-owned and gay-friendly nightclubs, cafés and shops, St. Georg is also considered as Hamburg's main scene for gays and lesbians. In the street ''Lange Reihe'' is the starting point of Hamburg's annual Christopher Street Day parade.

Demographics

In 2006 in the quarter St. Georg were living 10,551 people. 9.2% were children under the age of 18, and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older. 31.4% were immigrants. 629 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999 there were 6,882 households and 67.8% of all households were made up of individuals.

Politics

These are the results of St. Georg in the Hamburg state election:

Religion

The

Domkirche St. Marien Domkirche St. Marien ( en, St. Mary's Cathedral) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in St. Georg, Hamburg, Sankt Georg, Hamburg, Germany, and the metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg (as of 1995). It was the first new ...

( en, St. Mary's Cathedral) is a

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cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

in St. Georg. The present building dates from the 1890s.

Education

The main campus of the

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences The Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg) is a higher education and applied research institution located in Hamburg, Germany. Formerly known as ''Fachhochschule Hamburg,'' the ''Hamburg U ...

is at the street ''Berliner Tor''. There were 3 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools in St. Georg in 2006.

Culture

The

Deutsches Schauspielhaus The Deutsches Schauspielhaus is a theatre in the St. Georg quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany. It was established in 1901 by the renowned stage actress Franziska Ellmenreich. Theatre managers Notable actors Marco Albrecht, Ingrid ...

(theatre), founded in 1901, is located in St. Georg. In 2011 the

Ohnsorg-Theater The Ohnsorg-Theater in Hamburg, Germany, is a stage for plays run after the British system of repertory theatre with up to six produced plays per season. Plays are exclusively performed in low German (''Platt''). They play a major role in spr ...

moved into the new theatre in the ''Bieberhaus'' next to the Hauptbahnhof. Among others the '' Sportverein St. Georg von 1895'' is a sports club in St. Georg using the facilities in the quarter.

Infrastructure

The Honorary

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of the

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established in Hamburg in 1881 is located in the street ''An der Alster 45'' and covers affairs in the states of Bremen, Hamburg, and

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Health systems

The ''Asklepios Klinik St. Georg'' is a general hospital with 758 beds and 67 day-care places (e.g. for patients with AIDS). The hospital has 10 departments, including internal medicine, surgery (including

urology Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and '' -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive org ...

neurology Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal ...

neurosurgery Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and pe ...

anaesthetics An anesthetic (American English) or anaesthetic (British English; see spelling differences) is a drug used to induce anesthesia ⁠— ⁠in other words, to result in a temporary loss of sensation or awareness. They may be divided into two ...

and

intensive care Intensive care medicine, also called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening. It includes pro ...

and ambulant surgery. The hospital is specialized among others for heart surgery and

oncology Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''� ...

. It also provides the capacity to dispatch emergency medical services. The hospital is located ''Lohmühlenstrasse''.Hospitals in Hamburg, side 6 Since 2008 the hospital also houses the Asklepios Medical School, a private medical school run by the Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg and the Hungarian

Semmelweis University Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (; hu, Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp ; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian physician and scientist, who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Described as the "saviour of mothers", he discovered that t ...

. In 2006 there were 67 physicians in private practice and 9 pharmacies.

Transportation

St. Georg is serviced by the

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be ...

system of the city train and the

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with the Lohmühlenstraße station and the Berliner Tor station. Public transport is also provided by buses. Hamburg's central railway station is located in St. Georg, also the central bus station, for long distance buses to many cities in Europe. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in St. Georg were 2,134 private cars registered (205 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

Notes

References

Statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, official website
Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein * Hospitals in Hamburg 2006, Government Agency for Social Affairs, Family Affairs, Health and Environment of Hambur
website
* D. Boedecker, Die Entwicklung der Hamburgischen Hospitäler seit Gründung der Stadt bis 1800 aus ärztlicher Sicht, Hamburg 1977
Found also: JS 34 i

Virtual Hamburg contract book

External links

* {{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Gay villages in Germany Hamburg-Mitte