Bergstedt () 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, in the borough 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 ...

. It is located on the northeastern border of the borough and of the city. It is part of the area of Walddörfer (lit. ''forest villages''). In 2023 10,855 lived in Bergstedt.

Geography

Bergstedt borders the quarters of Lemsahl-Mellingstedt, Wohldorf-Ohlstedt,

Volksdorf Volksdorf () is a Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Hamburg. It is situated in the north east of the city, about 15 km from the centre of the city. Volksdorf belongs to the borough of Wandsbek. It covers an area of 11.6 km2 and ha ...

, and Sasel. The streams and rivers of Furtbek, Lottbek, Rodenbek, and Saselbek flow through Bergstedt. There are two nature reserves, Hainesch/Iland and Rodenbeker Quellental.

Politics

These are the results of Bergstedt in the Hamburg state election:

History

In 1248 Bergstedt, formerly a Saxonian Rundling, was first recorded under the name of ''Bericstede''. It does not relate to a ''Berg'' (mountain), but to a founder named ''Beric''. Also the part ''-stedt'' in the name refers to a Saxonian foundation, meaning ''safe settlement'' or safe ''residence''. The Church of Bergstedt (''Bergstedter Kirche'') was also first recorded in 1248, its oldest parts originating from 13th century. Therefore it is one of the oldest church buildings in Hamburg.

Nature reserves

In the southeast of Bergstadt lies the natural monument of Timmermoor, roughly 4 hectares in area, a bog pond surrounded by heathland and woods, which was formed in the last

ice age An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages, and g ...

about 20,000 years ago, probably as a result of the sinking of the soil layers over thawing dead ice. In the southwest of the quarter, between the Alster tributary of the Saselbek and its tributary, the Furtbek, lies the Hainesch/Iland Nature Reserve. In the north lies the Rodenbeker Quellental Nature Reserve.

References

External links

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