Curslack () is a quarter of
Hamburg
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, Germany, in the borough of
Bergedorf. It is located in the eastern part of the borough, which lies in the southeast of Hamburg.
Name
The name derives from ''Cuwerslake'', meaning low swampland, which is heavily exposed to flowing water. In
Low German
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''kuren'' means ''to seep'' and a ''Lake'' means a
wet meadow
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. The area had been flooded regularly until the lock of
Tatenberger Schleuse was built from 1949 to 1952.
Geography
Curslack borders the quarters of
Bergedorf,
Altengamme,
Neuengamme and
Allermöhe.
History
Curslack is part of the
Vierlande area in Hamburg. The village was first recorded in 1188,
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Altengamme. In 1420 Curslack had been conquered by Hamburg and
Lübeck
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.
The village was under the administration of both cities (''beiderstädtische Verwaltung'') until 1868.
The church of
St. John was first recorded in 1306. The actual church was built from 1599 to 1603. Curslack became part of Hamburg with the
Greater Hamburg Act in 1937.
State owned
Hamburg Wasser operates a waterworks in Curslack since 1928. Therefore, Curslack along with Altengamme were declared a "water protection zone" in 1997.
Curslack/Altengamme water protection zone
Hamburg.de
Politics
These are the results of Curslack in the Hamburg state election:
Gallery
File:Varendorf(68)Vierlande_Winsen.jpg, The area of Curslack in 1790
File:Hh-curslack-glockenturm.jpg, The Church of St. John Curslack, built from 1599 to 1603. An earlier church building at this place was first recorded in 1306
References
External links
Curslack
Hamburg.de
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Quarters of Hamburg
Bergedorf