Rothenburgsort () is a quarter () in the

Hamburg-Mitte Hamburg-Mitte (Hamburg Central) is one of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany, covering most of the city's urban center. The quarters of Hamburg-Altstadt and Neustadt cover much of the city's historic core. In 2020 the population was 301,231. ...

borough of the

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in northern

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. In December 2023, the population was 10,317.

History

HH Rothenburgsort Feuersturmdenkmal 2014

Geography

The quarter is situated in the south-east center of

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. It borders with the Hamburg quarters of Billbrook, Hammerbrook, Hamm,

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, Veddel, and Wilhelmsburg in the

borough;

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, Spadenland, and Tatenberg in the

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borough.

Demographics

In 2006 the population of the Rothenburgsort quarter was 8660 with 15.8% being children under the age of 18, and 16.7% being 65 years of age or older. Resident aliens were 27.5% of the population. 552 people were registered as unemployed. The population density was .Residents registration office, source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006) In 1999 there were 4,324 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 48.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.05.Source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)

Notable residents

* Morsal Obeidi – murder victim - Original German version:
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Notes

References

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

External links

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