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

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s of the

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, in northern

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. 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

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and the Hamburg boroughs of

Wandsbek Wandsbek () is the second-largest of seven 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. Wandsbek, which was formerly an independent city, is ur ...

Mitte Mitte () is the first and most central borough of Berlin. The borough consists of six sub-entities: Mitte proper, Gesundbrunnen, Hansaviertel, Moabit, Tiergarten and Wedding. It is one of the two boroughs (the other being Friedrichshain-Kre ...

, and Altona. The borough is divided into 13 localities, namely Alsterdorf, Barmbek-Nord, Barmbek-Süd, Dulsberg, Eppendorf, Fuhlsbüttel, 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 (

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

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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

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and

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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

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system of the

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and the city trains with several stations. There are several exits of the

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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

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is located in the quarter Fuhlsbüttel. Hamburg International, a private airline, had its head office in the boroughContact
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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 Fuhlsbüttel. 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

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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
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External links

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