Groß Borstel () (''Great Borstel'') is a quarter of

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, in the borough of

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. ...

. It is located north of the Eppendorf quarter and south of

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. Near Groß Borstel, the neighbourhood of Klein Borstel, which is not an official quarter, can be found.

Geography

Groß Borstel borders the quarters of

Fuhlsbüttel is an urban quarter in the north of Hamburg, Germany in the Hamburg-Nord district. It is known as the site of Hamburg's international airport, and as the location of a prison which served as a concentration camp in the Nazi system of repression. ...

, Ohlsdorf,

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 ...

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and Niendorf. The

Tarpenbek Tarpenbek is a stream running from Norderstedt (Schleswig-Holstein) through parts of Hamburg before joining the Alster in Eppendorf. See also *List of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein A list of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: A * ...

stream flows through Groß Borstel and, in the Hamburg quarter of Eppendorf, into River

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 central ...

. The swamp of Eppendorfer Moor is located in the quarter.

History

Groß Borstel was first recorded in the 11th century. The former village can also be found on maps and in documents as ''Burstolde, Burstelde, Borstel, Bossel, Calebostel'' and ''Kahle Borstel''. The name derives from ''Bur'', meaning house, and ''stel'', meaning place. The early 18th century Frustberg House, today known as ''Stavenhagenhaus'', is located in the quarter. Groß Borstel was incorporated into Hamburg in 1913. In March 2023, seven people including the gunman were killed and eight others injured in a mass shooting at a Jehovah's Witnesses center on Deelböge street.

Politics

These are the results of Groß Borstel in the Hamburg state election:

References

External links

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