Wandsbek () is the second-largest of seven

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s that make up the city and state of

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. The name of the district is derived from the river Wandse which passes through here. Wandsbek, which was formerly an independent city, is urban and, along with

Eilbek (former Eilbeck) is a quarter of the German city of Hamburg and part of the Wandsbek borough. It originated as a small village on the outskirts of Hamburg and was eventually incorporated when the city expanded. In 2020 the population was 22,235. ...

and Marienthal, part of the city's economic and cultural core. In 2020 the population was 442,702.

History

Wandsbek was the place of residence of the poet Johann Heinrich Voss and of Matthias Claudius, who here issued (1771–1775) the newspaper (The Wandsbeck Messenger). There is a monument to Claudius in the town. During

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from May 2, 1944 until May 3, 1945 a subcamp of the

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of Neuengamme was located in Wandsbek, listed as no. 565 Hamburg-Wandsbek in the official German list. On January 1, 2007 the ''Ortsämter'' (Precincts) were dissolved and the organisation of all boroughs of Hamburg was restructured. In the borough Wandsbek to the former precinct Wandsbek had belonged the quarters Eilbek, Jenfeld, Marienthal, Tonndorf, Wandsbek and Rahlstedt. The quarters Hummelsbüttel, Poppenbüttel, Sasel and Wellingsbüttel belonged to the precinct Alstertal. The precinct Bramfeld consisted of Bramfeld and Steilshoop. The precinct Rahlstedt were the quarter Rahlstedt. And the precinct Walddörfer were Bergstedt, Duvenstedt, Farmsen-Berne, Lemsahl-Mellingstedt, Volksdorf and Wohldorf-Ohlstedt.''Verwaltungsreform'' (administrational reform)

Geography

In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the borough Wandsbek had a total area of . In the north and the east it borders the state of

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, in the south the Hamburg-Mitte borough and in the west Hamburg-Nord borough mostly. Only three quarters,

, Wandsbek, and Marienthal, in the core of the borough are urban. The more northerly parts of Wohldorf-Ohlstedt, Volksdorf, Duvenstedt are still quite rural, where one can find a mix of newer residences and farms.

Administrative divisions

Like the other boroughs of Hamburg, Wandsbek is divided into quarters. They are:

Demographics

The population of Wandsbek in 2006 was 409,771 people. The population density was . 16.5% were children under the age of 18, and 22% were 65 years of age or older. 10.1% were immigrants. 18,452 people were registered as unemployed.Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006) In 1999 there were 200,560 households, out of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 41.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.02.Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999) In 2006 there were 37,957 criminal offences in the borough (93 crimes per 1,000 people).State Investigation Bureaux (

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), source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

Government

Wandsbek is a subdivision of Hamburg.

Borough Assembly

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Infrastructure

There are 61 elementary and 46 secondary schools in the borough of Wandsbek, 695 physicians in private practice and 91 pharmacies. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), there are 171,334 private cars registered (421 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

Points of interest

* Botanischer Sondergarten Wandsbek, a municipal

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* Wandsbek Studios of Studio Hamburg GmbH

Notes

References

Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website

External links

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