Wellingsbüttel (), a quarter 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 here. Wandsbek, which was formerly an independent city, is ur ...

borough in the city of

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in northern

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, is a former independent settlement. In 2020 the population was 10,935.

History

The first records on Wellingsbüttel are from 1296. Wellingsbüttel became a part of Hamburg in 1937/1938 through the

Greater Hamburg Act The Greater Hamburg Act (german: Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz), in full the Law Regarding Greater Hamburg and Other Territorial Readjustments (german: Gesetz über Groß-Hamburg und andere Gebietsbereinigungen), was passed by the government of Nazi Germa ...

Geography

In 2007 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter had a total area of . It is located in the

Alster river 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 central ...

valley (''Alstertal'') in northern Hamburg. To the north are the quarters Poppenbüttel and Sasel (north-east), to the east is

Bramfeld Bramfeld () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Wandsbek. It is located on the southeastern border of the borough, which lies in the northeastern part of the city. Bramfeld includes the former village of Hellbrook, but consists t ...

, and to the south is the Ohlsdorf quarter of the

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. ...

district.

Demographics

In 2007, the Wellingsbüttel quarter had a population of 9,874 people. The population density was 2,419 people per km². 15.7% were children under the age of 18, and 27.5% were 65 years of age or older. 6.3% were immigrants. 130 people were registered as unemployed and 2,360 were employees subject to

social insurance Social insurance is a form of social welfare that provides insurance against economic risks. The insurance may be provided publicly or through the subsidizing of private insurance. In contrast to other forms of social assistance, individuals' ...

contributions.Residents registration office, source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007) In 1999, there were 4,724 households, out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.06. In 2007, there were 577 criminal offences (59 crimes per 1000 people).

Education

There were 2 elementary schools in 2007.

Culture

Museums

The private ''Alstertal Museum'' is located in the gatehouse of Wellingsbüttel Manor since 1957.

Infrastructure

Health systems

In 2007 Wellingsbüttel had 5 day-care centers for children and also 21 physicians in private practice and 2 pharmacies.

Transportation

Public transport in Wellingsbüttel is provided 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 with the

Wellingsbüttel station Wellingsbüttel is a station on the Alster Valley line, located in Wellingsbüttel, Hamburg, Germany. It is served by the trains of Hamburg S-Bahn lines S1 and S11. The station was opened in 1918. History The station was opened in 1918, and el ...

and several bus lines. This is coordinated through the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 4,788 private cars registered (486 cars/1000 people) in 2007.Source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007) There were 47 traffic accidents total, including 36 traffic accidents with damage to persons.Traffic accident statistic, statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

Notes

References

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

External links

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