Hausbruch () is a quarter of

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in the Harburg borough. It was first mentioned in 1553. The large housing estate of Neuwiedenthal is located in the quarter.Daniel Tilgner (ed.): ''Hamburg. Von Altona bis Zollenspieker'', 1. ed. 2002, p.490,

Name

The name of the quarter derives from a carr (German: ''Bruchwald'') area, which was lent to farmers or woodsmen by its owners, the archbishops of

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...

, during the medieval ages. The fee for the wood was called "Hür" (''Heuer'', rent). The farmers were called the "Hürer", from this the early names "Hürersbrook" or "Hürsbrook" and the modern form "Hausbruch" developed.

Geography

North of Hausbruch the quarters of

Francop Francop is a quarter in the Harburg borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2020 the population was 711. History Francop, probably founded in the mid-12th century, belonged - as to its government - to the Prince ...

and Moorburg are located, to the east Hausbruch borders

Heimfeld Heimfeld () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany in the Harburg borough. Geography Heimfeld borders the quarters Hausbruch, Moorburg, Harburg, and Eißendorf. In the southwest it borders Lower Saxony. Politics These are the results of Heimfeld i ...

and in the west

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. In the south, the borough is adjacent to the village of Ehestorf the

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municipality of Rosengarten. In the south, the forest area of Revier Hausbruch, which extends to an area of 770 ha, is located in the quarter. In addition, the heathlands of Neugrabener Heide, which belong to the Fischbeker Heide nature reserve, are within the Hausbruch quarter.Hausbruch
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Politics

These are the results of Hausbruch in the Hamburg state election:

Transportation

The Neuwiedenthal station of the

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is situated in the quarter.

References

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