Hamburg-Nord (meaning ''Hamburg North'') is one of the seven

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

s of the

Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, in northern

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. In 2020, according to the residents registration office, the population was 315,514 in an area of 57.5 km2.

Geography

Starting from the north and continuing on clockwise, Hamburg-Nord borders on the

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...

and the Hamburg boroughs of

Wandsbek Wandsbek () is the second-largest of seven Boroughs and quarters of Hamburg#Boroughs, 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. Hamburg-Wandsb ...

, Mitte, and Altona. The borough is divided into 13 localities, namely

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 ...

, Barmbek-Nord, Barmbek-Süd, Dulsberg, Eppendorf,

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. ...

, Groß Borstel, Hoheluft-Ost, Hohenfelde, Langenhorn, Ohlsdorf, Uhlenhorst, and

Winterhude Winterhude () is a quarter in the ward Hamburg-Nord of Hamburg, Germany. 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 t ...

. Hamburg-Nord has a total area of .

Demographics

As of 2007, there were 280,229 people residing in the borough. The population density was . 12% were children under the age of 18 and 17.8% were aged 65 or older.Statistikamt Nord 31 December 2006 source: residents registration office In 2006, 31,617 criminal offences were committed in the borough (113 crimes per 1000 people).State Investigation Bureaux (

Landeskriminalamt The State Criminal Police Office, or Landeskriminalamt (LKA) in German, is an independent law enforcement agency in all 16 German states that is directly subordinate to the state's ministry of the interior. Missions Investigations LKAs superv ...

), source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

Politics

Simultaneously with elections to the state parliament (''Bürgerschaft''), the borough council (''Bezirksversammlung'') of Hamburg-Nord is elected. It consists of 51 representatives. The political leader of Hamburg-Nord is the borough manager (''Bezirksamtsleiter''). From 1949 to 2019, every borough manager (except for Kurt Braasch, who sat 1955 to 1973 for the German Party) has been a member of the

SPD The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been t ...

. Since 2019 the borough manager is Michael Werner-Boelz (

The Greens The Greens or Greens may refer to: Current political parties *Australian Greens, also known as ''The Greens'' *Greens of Andorra * Greens of Bosnia and Herzegovina *Greens of Burkina * Greens (Greece) * Greens of Montenegro *Greens of Serbia *Gree ...

). , - ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Parties ! % ! ± ! Seats , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Alliance 90/The Greens , 35.7 , 14.6 , style="text-align:center;" , 19 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Fo ...

, 20.8 , 13.1 , style="text-align:center;" , 11 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Christian Democratic Union , 17.5 , 6.2 , style="text-align:center;" , 10 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , The Left , 9.6 , 3.1 , style="text-align:center;" , 5 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Free Democratic Party , 7.7 , 3.4 , style="text-align:center;" , 4 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Alternative for Germany , 4.6 , 0.9 , style="text-align:center;" , 2 , - , style="background-color:#b5152b" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Die PARTEI (''Party for Labour, Rule of Law, Animal Protection, Promotion of Elites and Grassroots Democratic Initiative''), or Die PARTEI (''The PARTY''), is a German political party. It was founded in 2004 by the editors of the German satirical magazi ...

, 2.4 , 2.4 , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Pirate Party , 1.1 , 2.4 , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , - , style="background-color:#eeeeee" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , 0.6 , 0.2 , style="text-align:center;" , 0 , - ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Total ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", ! style="text-align:center;" , 51 At the federal level, Hamburg-Nord is split between the

Hamburg-Mitte Hamburg-Mitte (Hamburg Central) is one of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany, covering most of the city's urban center. The quarters of Hamburg-Altstadt and Neustadt cover much of the city's historic core. In 2020 the population was 301,231. ...

and

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. ...

single-member constituencies for the German parliament.

Infrastructure and public services

The borough has 30 elementary schools and 26 secondary schools.

Healthcare systems

Several hospitals are located in the borough Hamburg-Nord, among others the

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf The University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (german: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)) is the teaching hospital of the University of Hamburg and the largest hospital in Hamburg, Germany. The UKE has 1,738 beds and 121 day-care p ...

(UKE), Martinistr. 52, in the quarter Eppendorf, with 1,369 beds and 109 day-care places in 21 departments. The UKE is a

general hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

and

teaching hospital A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical centre that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-located ...

for the University of Hamburg and provides the capacity to dispatch emergency medical services. The hospital Asklepios Klinik Nord with its branches Heidberg and Ochsenzoll is located in the quarter Langenhorn. It is a

and provides the capacity to dispatch emergency medical services. The part Ochsenzoll is also specialized for psychiatric problems. The hospital Asklepios Klinik Barmbek is also a general hospital. The Bethanien hospital, Martinistr. 41-49, is specialized for diabetical disease with 20 day-care places for geriatric cases. There were 154 day-care centers for children and 733 physicians in private practice and 92 pharmacies.

Transportation

The borough 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

underground railway The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. ...

and the city trains with several stations. There are several exits of the Bundesautobahn 7 in Hamburg-Nord. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the borough Hamburg-Mitte were 99,440 private cars registered (359 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (31 December 2006) There were 1,733 traffic accidents total, including 1,420 traffic accidents with damage to persons. The

Hamburg Airport Hamburg Airport , known in German as ''Flughafen Hamburg'', is a major international airport in Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany. Since November 2016 the airport has been christened after the former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt. ...

is located in the quarter Fuhlsbüttel.

Hamburg International Hamburg International Luftverkehrsgesellschaft Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, mbH & Co. Betriebs KG was an independent passenger airline based in Hamburg-Nord, Hamburg, Germany, operating scheduled charter services for European tour ope ...

, a private airline, had its head office in the boroughContact
."

. Retrieved on 7 July 2010. before closing down.

Sights

Image:Hamburg-Holthusenbad-2004.jpg, Holthusenbad (a pool) (Quarter Eppendorf). Image:Hamburg - U-Bahnhof Mundsburg.jpg, Underground train station Mundsburg (Quarter Uhlenhorst). Image:Hamburg airport terminal2.jpg,

, which is in

. Image:Hh-bezirknord-liegende.jpg, „Die Liegende" (The Woman Lying Down) in front of the borough offices. Image:Hamburg Planetarium.jpg, Former water tower now planetarium in the city park. Image:Haupteingang Heidberg-Krankenhaus.JPG, Main entrance of the hospital branch Heidberg in Langenhorn. Image:Imam-Ali-Moschee Hamburg.jpg,

Imam Ali Mosque The Sanctuary of Imām 'Alī ( ar, حَرَم ٱلْإِمَام عَلِيّ , Ḥaram al-ʾImām ʿAlī), also known as the Mosque of 'Alī ( ar, مَسْجِد عَلِيّ, Masjid ʿAlī), located in Najaf, Iraq, is a mosque which many Musl ...

at the Alster.

Notes

References

Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website * Hospitals in Hamburg 2006, Government Agency for Social Affairs, Family Affairs, Health and Environment of Hambur
website

External links

{{Authority control Nord