Wellingsbüttel (), a quarter in the
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 ...
borough in the city of
Hamburg
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in northern
Germany
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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.
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 valley (''Alstertal'') in northern Hamburg. To the north are the quarters
Poppenbüttel and
Sasel (north-east), to the east is
Bramfeld, and to the south is the
Ohlsdorf quarter of the
Hamburg-Nord
Hamburg-Nord (meaning ''Hamburg North'') is one of the seven Boroughs and quarters of Hamburg#Boroughs, boroughs of the Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, in northern Germany. In 2020, according to the residents registration office, the ...
district.
Demographics
In 2007, the Wellingsbüttel quarter had a population of 9,874 people. The population density was 2,419 people per km
2. 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
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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
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system of the
city train with the
Wellingsbüttel station 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-HolsteinStatistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website
External links
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Quarters of Hamburg
Wandsbek