Altengamme () located in the Bergedorf borough of the

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in northern

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, is a rural quarter on the right bank of the

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river. ''Altengamme'' is the most eastern part of Hamburg. In 2023 the population was 2,345.

Geography

The quarter has a total area of 15.6 km². The quarter consists of the settlements ''Altengamme'' and ''Borghorst'' and the surrounding farm land. The western border is to the quarters Curslack and Neuengamme, with the river ''Dove Elbe'' as its border. In the East and North is the state

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with the district of

Lauenburg Lauenburg (), or Lauenburg an der Elbe (; ), is a town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the northern bank of the river Elbe, east of Hamburg. It is overall the southernmost town of Schleswig-Holstein and belongs to ...

. In the South the river

is the border to

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with the district Harburg. It is a part of the

Vierlande Vierlande is the name given to a roughly 77-square kilometre region in the Hamburg district of Bergedorf which has a population of 18,419 and comprises four quarters of the city. Its name goes back to the year 1556 and refers to the four ch ...

area.

Demographics

The population density was . 19.3% were children under the age of 18, and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. 1.9% were immigrants. 43 people were registered as unemployed and 753 were employees subject to

social insurance Social insurance is a form of Social protection, social welfare that provides insurance against economic risks. The insurance may be provided publicly or through the subsidizing of private insurance. In contrast to other forms of Welfare spend ...

contributions.Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006) StNicolai Altengamme

In 1999 there were 854 households, out of which 30% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.5. In 2006 there were 52 criminal offences (24 crimes per 1000 people).

Population by year

The population is counted by the residential registration office for 31 December each year.

Education

There was one elementary school and no secondary school in Altengamme.

Politics

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

Infrastructure

Health systems

In Altengamme are one day care center for children, three physicians in private practice and no pharmacy.

Transportation

Altengamme is not serviced by the

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system of the city train or the

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. Public transport is provided by buses. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 1,185 private cars registered (539 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006) There were 5 traffic accidents total, all 5 traffic accidents with damage to persons.Traffic accident statistic, statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

Notes

References

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

External links

{{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Bergedorf