Borgfelde () is a quarter of
Hamburg
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, Germany, in the borough of
Hamburg-Mitte. It is located on the northern border of the borough adjacent to the borough of
Hamburg-Nord
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. It is a more densely populated area, approximately 2 km from Hamburg city centre. With a size of around 0.9 square kilometers it is one of the smallest quarters of Hamburg.
Name
The name ''Borgfelde'' refers to fields of pastureland belonging to the citizens (''Bürger'',
Low German
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''Borger'' or ''Börger''). The name of the street ''Bürgerweide'', which leads through the quarter, has the same origin.
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Hamburg.de
Geography
Borgfelde borders the quarters of
Hohenfelde,
Hamm,
Hammerbrook, and
St. Georg. The southern border is formed by the channel of ''Mittelkanal''. Borgfelde is separated in two parts, called by the inhabitants ''Oben Borgfelde'' (''Upper Borgfelde'') and ''Unten Borgfelde'' (''Lower Borgfelde''), by the former federal road of
Bundesstraße 5
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as well as by a
Geest
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slope.
History
Borgfelde faced major destruction during the
Bombing of Hamburg in World War II. Today it is therefore dominated by brick apartment buildings built or reconstructed in the 1950s and 60s.
This applies also to the church of
Erlöserkirche (''Redeemer's Church''). Originally built in 1902 and destroyed by the bombing in 1943, it was re-built with a then modern architecture in 1952.
Politics
These are the results of Borgfelde in the
Hamburg state election:
References
External links
Borgfelde Hamburg.de
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Quarters of Hamburg
Hamburg-Mitte