Billwerder () is a quarter of
Hamburg
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, Germany, in the borough of
Bergedorf
Bergedorf () is the largest of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany, named after Bergedorf quarter within this borough. In 2020 the population of the borough was 130,994.
History
The city of Bergedorf received town privileges in 1275, then ...
. It is located on the northwestern border of the borough adjacent to the borough of
Hamburg-Mitte
Hamburg-Mitte (Hamburg Central) is one of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany, covering most of the city's urban center. The quarters of Hamburg-Altstadt and Neustadt cover much of the city's historic core. In 2020 the population was 301,231.
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. At the same time Billwerder means a greater area south of the river
Bille
Bille may refer to:
*Bille (given name)
*Bille (surname)
*Bille (Elbe), a river in Germany
*Billé, a French commune
*Bille (noble family), a Danish noble family
*Bille tribe
The Bille Kingdom, located in Rivers State, Nigeria, is an Ijaw cla ...
.
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
The Elbe ( ; ; or ''Elv''; Upper Sorbian, Upper and , ) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Ge ...
/
Dove Elbe
The Dove Elbe () is a closed anabranch of the Unterelbe, the lower part of the river Elbe (near Hamburg, Germany).
The inflow has been blocked by a dike since 1438. The lower end was shortened by a redirection of the Norderelbe in 1579.
Befo ...
rivers. Until 1949 Billwerder was also named ''Billwärder an der
Elbe
The Elbe ( ; ; or ''Elv''; Upper Sorbian, Upper and , ) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Ge ...
''.
Geography
Billwerder borders the quarters of
Lohbrügge
is a quarter in the Bergedorf borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2020, the population was 40,745.
Geography
In 2006, according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the Lohbrügge qu ...
,
Bergedorf
Bergedorf () is the largest of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany, named after Bergedorf quarter within this borough. In 2020 the population of the borough was 130,994.
History
The city of Bergedorf received town privileges in 1275, then ...
,
Neuallermöhe
is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Bergedorf. In 2020 the population was over 23,000.
Geography
200px, left, Viewing platform „Zuckerstangen“
Neuallermöhe limits to the Berlin-Hamburg Railway and Billwerder to the north. ...
,
Allermöhe
Allermöhe () is a quarter in the borough Bergedorf of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. The quarter consists of a rural area and the old settlement Allermöhe. In 2020 the population was 1,392 (without the new neighbourho ...
,
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
Billbrook () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Hamburg-Mitte. It is located on the southeastern border of the borough adjacent to the borough of Bergedorf. Billbrook is located in a swamp area near the Elbe and Bille rivers, ...
, and
Billstedt
Billstedt () is a quarter in the borough Hamburg-Mitte, in the eastern part of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020, the population was 71,077; it was the second-most populous quarter of Hamburg.
History
Schifbeck, Öjendorf, Steinbeck and Schlem are the o ...
.
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
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 ...
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
Billbrook () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Hamburg-Mitte. It is located on the southeastern border of the borough adjacent to the borough of Bergedorf. Billbrook is located in a swamp area near the Elbe and Bille rivers, ...
. Billwerder is largely characterized by horticulture and agriculture, on the other hand, however, commercial environments, the
Federal Highway 1
The following highways are numbered 1.
For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads.
For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads.
For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads.
For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads.
For roads numbered S ...
, 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
Allermöhe () is a quarter in the borough Bergedorf of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. The quarter consists of a rural area and the old settlement Allermöhe. In 2020 the population was 1,392 (without the new neighbourho ...
.
Politics
These are the results of Billwerder in the Hamburg state election:
Transportation
The S-Bahn
The S-Bahn ( , ), , is a hybrid urban rail, urban–suburban rail system serving a metropolitan region predominantly in German language, German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit syst ...
stations of Billwerder-Moorfleet and Mittlerer Landweg are located in the quarter.
References
External links
Billwerder
Hamburg.de
{{Authority control
Quarters of Hamburg
Bergedorf