Rotherbaum () is a quarter of Eimsbüttel, a borough of

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. In 2020 the population was 17,114. In German, "roter Baum" means ''red tree''. The "th", which in general was abolished in the spelling reform of 1900, was preserved in names. Depending on grammatical context, it might also be spelled with ''n'' as ''Rothenbaum''.

History

Since 1800, distinguished and rich Hamburg citizens built the mansions at the bank of the

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lake, to move from the city to a better surrounding area. An example is the building at Alsterufer street #27, built by

Martin Haller Martin Emil Ferdinand Haller (1835–1925) was a German architect, who designed the Hamburg Rathaus and the building of the Consulate General of the United States in Hamburg, and a member of the Hamburg Parliament. Early life and family H ...

—the architect of the

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—the building was later owned by Anton Riedemann, the founder of ''Deutsch-Amerikanischen Petroleum-Gesellschaft''; later Esso. As of 2009 the Consulate General of the United States in Hamburg used the building. From 1946 to 1948, war crime trials were held by the British Armed Forces in the ''Curiohaus'', an office building which is named after Johann Carl Daniel Curio. Located in Rotherbaum's '' Rothenbaumchaussee 15'', it survived the bombing of Hamburg. Among others, subject of the ''Curiohaus processes'' were Fritz Knoechlein for the Le Paradis massacre, the SS-physician Alfred Trzebinski from the

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, Hamburg's famous football player

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(sentenced to 15 years imprisonment) and the company '' Tesch & Stabenow'' which sold

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Geography

In 2006, according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, Rotherbaum had a total area of 2.9 km². To the North the quarter Harvestehude is located. The southern boundaries of Rotherbaum to the quarters Neustadt,

St. Pauli St. Pauli (Sankt Pauli; ) is a quarter of the city of Hamburg belonging to the centrally located Hamburg-Mitte borough. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the nearby Landungsbrücken is a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. ...

and Sternschanze are formed by the railway tracks of the city train. In the West the quarter Eimsbüttel can be found. In the East the lake

marks the boundaries to the quarter of St. Georg.

Demographics

In 2006, 16,853 inhabitants were living in Rotherbaum. The population density was . 11.3% were children under the age of 18, and 13.7% were 65 years of age or older. 22.6% were immigrants. 503 people were registered as unemployed and 4,866 were employees subject to

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contributions.Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006) In 1999 there were 11,615 households, out of which 11.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 63.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.57. In 2006 there were 3,299 criminal offences (192 crimes per 1000 people).

Education

The campuses of the

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and the University of Music and Drama of Hamburg are located in Rotherbaum. In 2006 there were also one elementary school, the Grundschule Turmweg, and one secondary school, the Sophie-Barat-Schule. The Talmud Tora Schule, which was established in 1805, closed in 1942, and re-opened in 2002, is located in Rotherbaum. Wilhelm-Gymnasium was located in Rotherbaum from 1885 to 1945.

Culture

Sports

The main tennis court of the (former German Open)

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tournament is located in the '' Am Rothenbaum'' stadium. Though it is named after the Rotherbaum area, it is officially located in the neighbouring Harvestehude quarter.Villenviertel zwischen Alster und Isebekkanal
Hamburg.de, in German The hockey club, Club an der Alster, has facilities in Rotherbaum. Sportplatz at Rothenbaum, which was opened in 1910, was the stadium used by

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and later by their amateur team and for promotion play-offs at the end of each season, until the stadium was demolished in 1994.

Infrastructure

Directly at the artificial

lake is the Consulate General of the United States.

Health systems

In Rotherbaum were 16 day-care centers for children, 142 physicians in private practice and 9 pharmacies.

Transportation

Rotherbaum 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 with the stations Hamburg Dammtor, located in the homonymous place. Long distance trains also stop at this station. The Hamburg U-Bahn service the Hallerstraße station. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Rotherbaum were 5,446 private cars registered (324 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006) There were 201 traffic accidents total, including 173 traffic accidents with damage to persons.Traffic accident statistic, statistical office Nord 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

''Rotherbaum'' auf Hamburg.de
{{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Eimsbüttel