Groß Flottbek (), (''Great Flottbek'') is a quarter of

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

, in the borough of Altona. It is located in the center of the borough north of the Othmarschen quarter. Near Groß Flottbek, the neighbourhood of Klein Flottbek, which is not an official quarter, can be found. Around 11.000 people live in Groß Flottbek on 2.4 sq km.

Geography

Groß Flottbek borders the quarters of Bahrenfeld, Othmarschen,

Nienstedten Nienstedten () is a quarter in the city of Hamburg, Germany. It belongs to the Altona borough on the right bank of the Elbe river. Nienstedten is home to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. In 2020 the population was 7,114. Geogr ...

and Osdorf. The Flottbek stream flows through Groß Flottbek and into River Elbe near

Teufelsbrück Teufelsbrück (''Devil's Bridge'') is the name of the area around the mouth of Flottbek (Elbe), Flottbek stream into River Elbe in Hamburg, Germany. It is located in the local subdistrict of Klein Flottbek and today belongs partly to the quarters ...

History

Groß Flottbek was first recorded in 1305. Between 1640 and 1866, Flottbek was part of

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. Along with Altona, of which it was a part since 1927, Groß Flottbek became a part of Hamburg in 1937/1938 through the Greater Hamburg Act. Today, the quarter is dominated by residential areas and mansions.Groß Flottbek – Früher von Dänen regiert, heute bei Familien beliebt
Hamburg.de, in German

Politics

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

References

External links

Groß Flottbek
Hamburg.de {{DEFAULTSORT:Gross Flottbek Quarters of Hamburg Altona, Hamburg