Rahlstedt () is a quarter (''Stadtteil'') in the
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 ...
borough (''Bezirk'') of the
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg
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in northern
Germany
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. In 2020, the population was 92,511.
History
The quarter was first mentioned in 1248 with the name of "''Radoluestede''".
Geography
The quarter, situated in the north-eastern side of
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
, is the largest one of its boroughs and one of the most extensive of the city. It borders with Hamburg's quarters of
Volksdorf
Volksdorf () is a 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 has 20,685 inhabitants (as o ...
,
Farmsen-Berne #
Farmsen-Berne is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Wandsbek. More than 34,000 inhabitants live in an area of 8.3 km2. Farmsen () and Berne () are part of the area of Walddörfer (lit. ''forest villages'').
Geography
Farm ...
,
Tonndorf
Tonndorf () is a municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. The nearest train station is the village München
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and
Jenfeld; and with the district of
Stormarn, in
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...
.
The stream ''
Wandse'', originating near the municipality
Siek (district
Stormarn), and its confluents ''
Rahlau'', ''
Stellau'' and ''
Stellmoorer Quellfluss'', is running through Rahlstedt. The ''
Rahlau'' flows into the ''
Wandse'' near Nordmarkstraße, whereas the ''
Stellau'' does near Wilhelm-Grimm-Straße. The ''
Stellmoorer Quellfluss'' within the
Stellmoorer Tunneltal.
The most significant features, remains from the ice age, are located within the nature reserves
Stellmoorer Tunneltal and
Höltigbaum.
The
Rahlstedt Cemetery
The Lutheran Rahlstedt Cemetery (german: Rahlstedter Friedhof) is a church-operated historic burial ground in Hamburg, Germany. The cemetery is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran parish church of Old Rahlstedt, Hamburg.
History and description
T ...
contains 19,000 graves, including that of the 19th century poet
Detlev von Liliencron.
Demographics
In 2006 86,413 people lived in the Rahstedt quarter. The population density was . 17.4% were children under the age of 18, and 22.5% were 65 years of age or older. Resident aliens were 9% of the population. 3,983 people were registered as unemployed.
[Residents registration office, source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]
In 1999 there were 41,301 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.05.
[Source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)]
Education
Among the schools in Rahlstedt are
Gymnasium Oldenfelde
Gymnasium may refer to:
*Gymnasium (ancient Greece), educational and sporting institution
* Gymnasium (school), type of secondary school that prepares students for higher education
**Gymnasium (Denmark)
**Gymnasium (Germany)
**Gymnasium UNT, hi ...
,
Gymnasium Rahlstedt
Gymnasium may refer to:
*Gymnasium (ancient Greece), educational and sporting institution
* Gymnasium (school), type of secondary school that prepares students for higher education
**Gymnasium (Denmark)
**Gymnasium (Germany)
**Gymnasium UNT, hi ...
,
Gymnasium Meiendorf
Gymnasium may refer to:
*Gymnasium (ancient Greece), educational and sporting institution
* Gymnasium (school), type of secondary school that prepares students for higher education
**Gymnasium (Denmark)
**Gymnasium (Germany)
**Gymnasium UNT, hi ...
, and
Neue Schule Hamburg
Neue Schule Hamburg ( en, New School Hamburg) is a private Sudbury school in Rahlstedt, Hamburg, Germany, established in 2007.
History
The school was founded by Philipp Palm, who was the school's principal, his partner the German popstar Nena Ke ...
.
Notes
References
* Selectable database
Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-HolsteinStatistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
External links
*
Rahlstedt official site
{{Authority control
Quarters of Hamburg
Wandsbek