Winterhude () is a quarter in the ward

Hamburg-Nord Hamburg-Nord (meaning ''Hamburg North'') is one of the seven boroughs of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, in northern Germany. In 2020, according to the residents registration office, the population was 315,514 in an area of 57.5 km2. ...

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. As of 2020 the population was 56,382.

History

Winterhude was first mentioned in the 13th century, but archeological findings of tools, weapons and grave-mounds were dated to 1700 BC and 700 BC. During

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the port of Hamburg and therefore Winterhude were targets of the air raids of the so-called

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Geography

In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the Winterhude quarter has a total area of 7.6 km². To the north is the

Alsterdorf Alsterdorf () is a quarter in the Hamburg-Nord borough of the Hamburg, Germany. The name derives from the river Alster and its artificial lakes Außenalster and Binnenalster in the centre of Hamburg. In 2020 the population was 15,227. History Arou ...

quarter and the Barmbek-Nord quarter is in the east. In the west are the Eppendorf and the Harvestehude quarters and in the south are the Uhlenhorst and Barmbek-Süd quarters. The City Park of Hamburg (Hamburger Stadtpark) is located within Winterhude.

Demographics

In 2007, the population of the Winterhude quarter was 48,799. The population density was . 10.6% were children under the age of 18, and 15% were 65 years of age or older. 11,8% were immigrants. 1,684 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999, there were 31,732 households, and 60.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.61. Population by year In 2007 there were 4,622 criminal offences (95/1000 people).

Education

In 2006 there were 6 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in the Winterhude quarter with 3,959 pupils.Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

Infrastructure

Indonesisches Generalkonsulat in Hamburg-Winterhude

Established in 1956, the

Consulate-General A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people ...

of the

Republic of Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Ind ...

is located in the quarter. The Consulate-General of the

Islamic Republic of Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

was established in 1858 and is also located in the street ''Bebelallee''.

Health systems

The hospital ''Israelitisches Krankenhaus'' has 180 beds. There were 32 day-care centers for children, 156 physicians in private practice and 16 pharmacies.

Transportation

Winterhude 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 c ...

system of the

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with several stations: ''Sierichstraße'', ''Borgweg'' und ''Saarlandstraße'' (line U3), ''Hudtwalkerstraße'' and ''Lattenkamp'' (line U1) . According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Winterhude were 15,992 private cars registered (328 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007)

Notes

References

Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website * List of the Consular corps, the trade missions, cultural institutes and international institutes in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg: * *

External links

{{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Hamburg-Nord