Othmarschen () is a quarter in the Altona borough of

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in northern

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. In 2020 the population was 16,009.

History

The first records on Othmarschen are from 1317. Together with Altona, Othmarschen became a part of Hamburg in 1937/1938 through the

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Geography

In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Othmarschen has a total area of 6 km². The western quarter is

Nienstedten Nienstedten () is a quarter in the city of Hamburg, Germany. It belongs to the Altona borough on the right bank of the Elbe river. Nienstedten is home to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. In 2020 the population was 7,114. Geogr ...

. In the South the river

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is the border to Waltershof. The border in the North to the quarters Groß Flottbek and

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is the railway track of the city train. In the East is the quarter

Ottensen Ottensen () (old name: Ottenhusen) is a former town located in Hamburg, Germany in the Altona borough on the right bank of the Elbe river. It is a now one of the 104 quarters of Hamburg. History The first record of Ottensen dates from 1310. ...

Demographics

In 2006, the quarter Othmarschen had a population of 12,169 people. The population density was 2,023 people per km². 16.7% were children under the age of 18, and 22.9% were 65 years of age or older. 11.3% were immigrants. 153 people were registered as unemployed and 2,508 were employees subject to

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contributions.Residents registration office, source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006) In 1999, there were 5,672 households, out of which 17.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 45.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.98. In 2006, there were 1,178 criminal offences (97 crimes per 1000 people).

Education

The private

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(ISH) was located in Othmarschen. In 2010, it was moved to Osdorf. (Hemingstedter Weg) There were one elementary school and three secondary schools ( Christianeum Hamburg, Gymnasium Hochrad, Gymnasium Othmarschen) in the quarter Othmarschen.

Culture

Museums, galleries

The '' Ernst Barlach Haus'' is a museum for the work of the

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sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

, printmaker and

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Ernst Barlach Ernst Heinrich Barlach (2 January 1870 – 24 October 1938) was a German Expressionism, expressionist sculptor, medallist, printmaker and writer. Although he was a supporter of the war in the years leading to World War I, his participation in th ...

. It is located in the

Jenisch park The Jenisch Park is the oldest landscaped park in Hamburg, Germany, located in the Othmarschen quarter at the Geest shore of River Elbe. Of the area of 43 ha (110 acres), 8 are a protected. Two museums, Jenisch House and Ernst Barlach House, are l ...

. The museums harbour in the neighbourhood Övelgönne is a small port with some old ships. The '' Jenisch Haus'' was built 1831-1834 by Franz Gustav Forsmann in cooperation with

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in the ''Jenisch park'' as a recreation home for Martin Johann Jenisch, a minister of Hamburg. Today it is a branch of the '' Altonaer Museum'' in Ottensen. It exhibits mainly paintings and other art from the first half of the 19th century.

Recreation

In Othmarschen is the ''Jenisch park'' and the ''Hindenburgpark'' and the ''Schröders Elbpark'' directly to the beach of the river Elbe.

Infrastructure

The Consulate General of the

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established in Hamburg in 1921 is located at

Elbchaussee The Elbchaussee () is a famous thoroughfare of Hamburg, Germany, joining the city's western Boroughs and quarters of Hamburg, Elbe suburbs (''Elbvororte'') Othmarschen, Nienstedten and Blankenese with Altona, Hamburg, Altona and Hamburg-Mitte, Hamb ...

268.

Health systems

The ''Asklepios Klinik Altona'' is a general hospital with 922 beds located ''Paul-Ehrlich-Strasse''. The hospital has 13 departments, including

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gynaecology Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences) is the area of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the female reproductive system. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, which focuses on pre ...

/maternity clinic,

urology Urology (from Ancient Greek, Greek wikt:οὖρον, οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and ''wiktionary:-logia, -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of t ...

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and

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and ambulant surgery. In Othmarschen were 10 day-care centers for children and also 27 physicians in private practice and 1 pharmacy.

Transportation

Public transport in Othmarschen is provided by the

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system of the city train with the stations Othmarschen and

and several bus lines. This is coordinated through the

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. An exit of the

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and the northern tunnel entrance of the Elbe tunnel is located in Othmarschen. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 5,475 private cars registered (464 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006) There were 92 traffic accidents total, including 76 traffic accidents with damage to persons.Traffic accident statistic, statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

Notes

References

Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website * Hospitals in Hamburg 2006, Government Agency for Social Affairs, Family Affairs, Health and Environment of Hambur
website

External links

Ernst Barlach Haus, Hamburg

Museums harbour Oevelgönne e.V.
{{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Altona, Hamburg