Winterhude

Winterhude
Quarter of Hamburg
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

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

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

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

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

Infrastructure

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

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

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

  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

References

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