Rahlstedt () is a quarter (''Stadtteil'') in the

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borough (''Bezirk'') of the

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in northern

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. In 2023, the population was 95,743.

History

The quarter was first mentioned in 1248 with the name of "''Radoluestede''".The name refers to a foundation as a

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settlement by a man named Radolf, the suffix -stede denotes a location on safe ground. Rahlstedt was located on the eastern edge of the city of

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, belonged to the

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under the Danish crown and fell with it to

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in 1864. In 1927, the villages of Altrahlstedt, Neurahlstedt, Meiendorf and Oldenfelde as well as parts of Tonndorf-Lohe and Jenfeld were merged to form the Prussian municipality of Rahlstedt and became part of Hamburg under the Greater Hamburg Act of 1937.

Geography

The quarter, situated in the north-eastern side of

, is the largest of its boroughs and one of the most extensive in the city. It borders Hamburg's quarters of

Volksdorf Volksdorf () is a Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Hamburg. It is situated in the north east of the city, about 15 km from the centre of the city. Volksdorf belongs to the borough of Wandsbek. It covers an area of 11.6 km2 and ha ...

, Farmsen-Berne, Tonndorf and Jenfeld; and with the district of Stormarn, in

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. The stream '' Wandse'', originating near the municipality Siek (district Stormarn), and its confluents '' Rahlau'', '' Stellau'' and '' Stellmoorer Quellfluss'', run through Rahlstedt. The '' Rahlau'' flows into the '' Wandse'' near Nordmarkstraße, whereas the '' Stellau'' does near Wilhelm-Grimm-Straße. The '' Stellmoorer Quellfluss'' within the Stellmoorer Tunneltal. The most significant features, remains from the ice age, are located within the nature reserves Stellmoorer Tunneltal and Höltigbaum. The Rahlstedt Cemetery contains 19,000 graves, including that of the 19th century poet Detlev von Liliencron.

Demographics

In 2006 86,413 people lived in the Rahstedt quarter. The population density was . 17.4% were children under the age of 18, and 22.5% were 65 years of age or older. Resident aliens were 9% of the population. 3,983 people were registered as unemployed.Residents registration office, source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006) In 1999 there were 41,301 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.05.

Education

Among the schools in Rahlstedt are Gymnasium Oldenfelde, Gymnasium Rahlstedt, Gymnasium Meiendorf, and Neue Schule Hamburg.

Places Of Interest

* The Old Rahlstedt Church, built in its oldest parts of fieldstones from the 13th century. * Many central parts of Rahlstedt are characterized by

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau ( ; ; ), Jugendstil and Sezessionstil in German, is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and ...

and Wilhelminian style villas, which are often well preserved. Among architects, Rahlstedt is known for its Art Nouveau ensembles. Many houses are therefore protected as historic monuments or ensembles, e.g. Remstedtstraße. * Rahlstedt has a modern core with the

pedestrian zone Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, as pedestrian precincts in British English, and as pedestrian malls in the United States and Australia) are areas of a city or town restricted to use by people on foot or ...

s Schweriner Straße, Rahlstedter Bahnhofstraße and around the train station. * Rahlstedt is home to Liliencronstraße and the small Liliencronpark including a monument - both are dedicated to the poet Detlev von Liliencron. * Near the former local office is also the public library, also named after von Liliencron.

Notes

References

* Selectable database
Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.

External links

*
Rahlstedt official site
{{Authority control Quarters of Hamburg Wandsbek