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Winterhude

Coordinates: 53°36′0″N 10°0′0″E / 53.60000°N 10.00000°E / 53.60000; 10.00000
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Winterhude
The channel Goldbekkanal with Hamburg U-Bahn bridge.
The channel Goldbekkanal with Hamburg U-Bahn bridge.
Location of Winterhude in Hamburg
Winterhude is located in Germany
Winterhude
Winterhude
Winterhude is located in Hamburg
Winterhude
Winterhude
Coordinates: 53°36′0″N 10°0′0″E / 53.60000°N 10.00000°E / 53.60000; 10.00000
CountryGermany
StateHamburg
CityHamburg
BoroughHamburg-Nord
Area
 • Total7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total60,435
 • Density8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes040
Vehicle registrationHH

Winterhude (German pronunciation) is a quarter in the ward Hamburg-Nord of Hamburg, Germany. As of 2020 the population was 56,382.

History

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Winterhude was first mentioned in the 13th century,[2] but archeological findings of tools, weapons and grave-mounds were dated to 1700 BC and 700 BC.[3]

During World War II the port of Hamburg and therefore Winterhude were targets of the air raids of the so-called Operation Gomorrah.

Geography

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In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the Winterhude quarter has a total area of 7.6 km2. To the north is the Alsterdorf quarter and the Barmbek-Nord quarter is in the east. In the west are the Eppendorf and the Harvestehude quarters and in the south are the Uhlenhorst and Barmbek-Süd quarters.

The City Park of Hamburg (Hamburger Stadtpark) is located within Winterhude.

Demographics

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In 2007, the population of the Winterhude quarter was 48,799. The population density was 6,439 inhabitants per square kilometre (16,677/sq mi). 10.6% were children under the age of 18, and 15% were 65 years of age or older. 11,8% were immigrants. 1,684 people were registered as unemployed.[4] In 1999, there were 31,732 households, and 60.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.61.[5]

Population by year

1709 1810 1811 1834 1838
100 238 242 325 380 [6]
1939 1950 1961 1970 1980
65,937 90,623 79,235 61,899 50,787 [7]
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
47,225 46,988 47,236 47,767 48,404 49,460 49,449 49,819 49,040 49,192 48,536 48,536 48,756[8]
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
48,653 48,469 48,421 48,610 48,532 48,602 49,018 48,799[8]

In 2007 there were 4,622 criminal offences (95/1000 people).[8]

Education

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In 2006 there were 6 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in the Winterhude quarter with 3,959 pupils.[9]

Infrastructure

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Indonesian Consulate in Hamburg.
Planetarium in the city park (2003).

Established in 1956, the Consulate-General of the Republic of Indonesia is located in the quarter.[10] The Consulate-General of the Islamic Republic of Iran was established in 1858 and is also located in the street Bebelallee.[11]

Health systems

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The hospital Israelitisches Krankenhaus has 180 beds.[12]

There were 32 day-care centers for children, 156 physicians in private practice and 16 pharmacies.[8]

Transportation

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Winterhude is serviced by the rapid transit system of the underground railway with several stations: Sierichstraße, Borgweg und Saarlandstraße (yellow line U3), Hudtwalkerstraße and Lattenkamp (blue line U1) . According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Winterhude were 15,992 private cars registered (328 cars/1000 people).[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2023 nach Stadtteilen". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. May 2024.
  2. ^ Sparmann 1968, p. 401
  3. ^ Schindler 1960, S. 284 et sqq.
  4. ^ Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007)
  5. ^ Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)
  6. ^ Neddermeyer (1847), Zur Statistik und Topographie der Freyen und Hansestadt Hamburg (in German), Hamburg, pp. 88 et sqq. and 128
  7. ^ BAUBEHÖRDE HAMBURG 1981, S.11 and STATISTISCHES LANDESAMT. Statist. Taschenbücher: Einwohnerentwicklung 1973-1995
  8. ^ a b c d e Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007)
  9. ^ Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
  10. ^ List of the Consular corps, the trade missions, cultural institutes and international institutes in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg (in German), pp. 13 and 38
  11. ^ List of the Consular corps, the trade missions, cultural institutes and international institutes in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg (in German), pp. 14 and 38
  12. ^ Hospitals in Hamburg (PDF) (in German), Behörde für Soziales, Familie, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Ministry of Social Affairs, Family Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection, 2008-01-01, retrieved 2008-02-28

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