Bahrenfeld

Infobox German Location
Name = Bahrenfeld
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Art = Quarter
City = Hamburg
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Bundesland = Hamburg
district = Altona, Hamburg
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Bahrenfeld is a western quarter of the city of Hamburg in Germany, it is subject to the district/borough "Bezirk Altona" and was a independent settlement until 1890. It is home to DESY and the Color Line Arena. In 2006 the population was 26,434.

History

The first records of Bahrenfeld dates 1256. In 1890 it was suburbanized into the city Altona. During Nazi Germany 1938 with the Greater Hamburg Act the city of Altona (including Bahrenfeld) was merged into Hamburg.

"History section is based on a translation of the German article Bahrenfeld"

Geography

Bahrenfeld is mixed of commercial and residential areas. In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter has a total area of convert|10.9|km²|0|lk=on. Bahrenfeld is located south of Lurup and Eidelstedt, west of Stellingen and east of Osdorf. The southern border to the quarters Othmarschen and Ottensen are the railway tracks of the city train.

Demographics

In 2006 in the quarter Bahrenfeld were living 26,434 people. The population density was convert|2435|PD/sqkm|0|abbr=on. 14.8% were children under the age of 18, and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. 16.8% were immigrants. 1583 people were registered as unemployed. [Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)] In 1999 there were 14,230 households out of which 16.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 52.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.78. [Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)]

Culture

Performing arts

In the neighboourhood "Otto von Bahrenpark", a new created area at the location of an old gas plant, the "Lichthof Theater" is located in the street "Mendelssohnstr. 16". It is a private theatre founded 1994 operating as a registered voluntary association. In August 2000 the theatre moved to the location Mendelssohnstrasse to a new auditorium for about 100 spectators. [Website Lichthof theatre (Retrieved on May 14 2008)]

Cemeteries

The main cemetery of Altona "Altonaer Hauptfriedhof" is located at the Altonaer Volkspark. Beside a Jewish cemetry, a Mennonite cemetery there are several Lutheran cemeteries. All this is a relict of freedom of believe in the history of Altona.

Parks

Located in Bahrenfeld is the "Altonaer Volkspark". A large recreation area (205 hectares) established 1920 [ Paul Th. Hoffmann: Neues Altona 1919-1929. Zehn Jahre Aufbau einer deutschen Großstadt. 2 Bde., Jena 1929 (E. Diederichs) de icon] [Umweltbehörde Hamburg (Hg.), bearb. v. Lars Ruge: 75 Jahre Volkspark Altona. Ein Parkführer. Hamburg 1995 de icon] .

The smaller "Bonepark" is located between the Bundesautobahn 7, Bundesstraße 431 and a local road.

ports

The "Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld" is a harness racing arena. Founded 1874 it is also a location for music concerts, e.g. it was one of the locations for the Bridges to Babylon Tour in 1998. In the norther part of the Altonaer Volkspark is the Color Line Arena, home of the Hamburg Freezers, and the HSH Nordbank Arena, home of the HSV Handball. The nearby "Volksparkstadion " (People sports arena) is home to the football section of the Hamburger SV club.

Education

There were 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools in the quarter and 30 physicians in private practice and 5 pharmacies. Parts of the world known Hamburg site of the research center DESY for particle physics, founded 1959, are located in the quarter.

Transportation

Bahrenfeld is serviced by the rapid transit system of the city or suburban railway with the Bahrenfeld station and the Diebsteich station.

According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 8,942 private cars registered (337 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]

In Bahrenfeld is the exit "Hamburg-Bahrenfeld" of the Bundesautobahn 7/E 45. At this point the Bundesstrasse 431 is crossing the motorway, connecting Altona with Meldorf in Schleswig-Holstein.

Notes

References

* [http://www.statistik-nord.de/fileadmin/regional/regional.php Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein] Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website de icon
* [http://www.lichthof-hamburg.de Lichthof theatre website] de icon

Literature

* Martin Wendt, Wie Bahrenfeld wurde. Von der Steinzeit bis heute - die Chronik eines Hamburger Stadtteils., in: 750 Jahre Bahrenfeld, Hamburg 2006 (Festschrift, hg. v. Bürgerverein Bahrenfeld) de icon
* Johanna Wolff, Spaziergänge durch Bahrenfeld. Hamburg 1990 (Ergebnisse) de icon

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