Othmarschen () is a quarter in the
Altona borough of
Hamburg
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in northern
Germany
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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
Greater Hamburg Act.
Geography
In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Othmarschen has a total area of 6 km
2. The western quarter is
Nienstedten. In the South the river
Elbe
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is the border to Waltershof. The border in the North to the quarters Groß Flottbek and
Bahrenfeld is the railway track of the
city train. In the East is the quarter
Ottensen.
Demographics
In 2006, the quarter Othmarschen had a population of 12,169 people. The population density was 2,023 people per km
2. 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
social insurance
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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
International School of Hamburg (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
expressionist sculptor
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, printmaker and
writer
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Ernst Barlach. It is located in the
Jenisch park.
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
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
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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
People's Republic of China
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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
internal medicine
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,
surgery
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,
gynaecology
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/maternity clinic,
urology
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,
neurology
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,
neurosurgery
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,
ophthalmology
Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders.
An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...
,
anaesthetics and
intensive care 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
rapid transit
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system of the
city train with the stations
Othmarschen and
Bahrenfeld and several bus lines. This is coordinated through the
Hamburger Verkehrsverbund.
An exit of the
Bundesautobahn 7 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-HolsteinStatistisches 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.
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Quarters of Hamburg
Altona, Hamburg