Billwerder () is a quarter of
Hamburg
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, Germany, in the borough of
Bergedorf. It is located on the northwestern border of the borough adjacent to the borough of
Hamburg-Mitte. At the same time Billwerder means a greater area south of the river
Bille.
Name
The name derives from ''Bilnawerthere'', meaning ''island in the Bille''. A
Werder is an island between rivers or other bodies of water, in this case Bille and
Elbe
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/
Dove Elbe rivers. Until 1949 Billwerder was also named ''Billwärder an der
Elbe
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''.
Geography
Billwerder borders the quarters of
Lohbrügge,
Bergedorf,
Neuallermöhe,
Allermöhe,
Moorfleet
Moorfleet () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Bergedorf. It is located in the west of the borough.
Geography
Moorfleet is a part of the Marschlande and is located at the Dove Elbe river. The quarter is not highly populated and ...
,
Billbrook, and
Billstedt.
Billwerder is part of the
Marschlande (''marshlands'') area in Hamburg, which is known for its wet and muddy grounds. It is sparsely populated. Billwerder's landscape is formed by the transition of rural
Vierlande into the industrial and commercial areas near the
Port of Hamburg
The Port of Hamburg (, ) is a seaport on the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, from its mouth on the North Sea.
Known as Germany's "Gateway to the World" (), it is the country's largest seaport by volume. In terms of TEU throughput, Hambur ...
, such as nearby
Billbrook. Billwerder is largely characterized by horticulture and agriculture, on the other hand, however, commercial environments, the
Federal Highway 1, and the
Hamburg-Bergedorf railway line, the first railway line in Northern Germany, are also part of the quarter.
Billwerder
Hamburg.de
In 2017 the city of Hamburg started planning the new quarter Oberbillwerder which is located at the Allermöhe station.
Politics
These are the results of Billwerder in the Hamburg state election:
Transportation
The S-Bahn
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stations of Billwerder-Moorfleet and Mittlerer Landweg are located in the quarter.
References
External links
Billwerder
Hamburg.de
{{Authority control
Quarters of Hamburg
Bergedorf