- Hamburg-Mitte
Infobox German Location Subdivision
name_ = Hamburg-Mitte
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image_photo = Hamburg - Binnenhafen Alsterfleet.jpg
image_caption = Hamburg centerBinnenalster
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state_ = Hamburg
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subdivision_ = 22 quarters
_office = "Bezirksamt Hamburg-Mitte" Klosterwall Hamburg
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image_plan = Boroughs of Hamburg.jpgHamburg-Mitte (Rough translation: Hamburg center) located in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg,
Germany is one of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, covering mostly the urban center of the city of Hamburg. The quarters Hamburg-Alstadt (Rough translation: Hamburg old city) and Neustadt (Rough translation: new city) are the historical origin of Hamburg. In 2006 the population was 233,144.History
In
1937 several settlements (e.g. Finkenwerder), villages ans rural areas were passed into Hamburg enforced by theGreater Hamburg Act .On
March 1 2008 due to a law of Hamburg, [Act of the areal organisation] the quarter Wilhelmsburg was transferred from the borough Harburg. The neighborhood HafenCity was formed from parts of the quarters Klostertor, Altstadt and Rothenburgsort. The other part of Klostertor was transferred to Hammerbrook. From small parts of the borough Hamburg-Mitte (And Altona and Eimsbüttel) the neighborhood Sternschanze was created as a quarter in the borough Altona.Geography
The borough severes Hamburg horizontal from the east to the west. In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, "Hamburg-Mitte" has a total area of convert|107.1|km²|0|lk=on.
It consits of the quarters Billbrook, Billstedt, Borgfelde,
Finkenwerder ,HafenCity , Hamburg-Altstadt, Hamm-Nord, Hamm-Mitte, Hamm-Süd, Hammerbrook, Horn, Kleiner Grasbrook, Neustadt,Neuwerk , Rothenburgsort, St. Georg,St. Pauli , Steinwerder, Veddel, Waltershof and Wilhelmsburg.Demographics
In 2006 in the borough were living 233,144 people. The population density was convert|2177|PD/sqkm|0|abbr=on. 14.9% were children under the age of 18, and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. 25% were redsident aliens. 17,550 people were registered as unemployed and 72,608 were employees subject to
social insurance contributions.Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (31.12.2006)]In 1999 there were 126,753 households out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 52.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.83.Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)]
Education
The borough has 31 elementary schools and 31 secondary schools.
Culture
Recreation
Planten un Blomen (plants and flowers) is a park located in the quarterSt. Pauli and Neustadt.Economy
The facilities of the
port of Hamburg are located mostly in Hamburg-Mitte in the quarters Kleiner Grasbrook, Steinwerder, Veddel, Waltershof and Wilhelmsburg.Infrastructure
The main local office ("Bezirksamt Hamburg-Mitte") is located in the street Klosterwall and has 4 local offices called Customer Centre. These are Customer Centre Hamburg-Mitte, Customer Centre Billstedt, Customer Centre St. Pauli, and Customer Centre Wilhelmsburg. The offices are responsible among other things for the application for a residence permit for purposes of study after entering the country.
Health systems
There were 125 day-care centers for children and 536 physicians in private practice and 72 pharmacies.The "Asklepios Klinik St. Georg" located in the quarter St. Georg, is the main hospital in Hamburg-Mitte.
Transportation
The borough is serviced by the
rapid transit system of the city train and the underground railway with several stations. The central station "Hamburg Hauptbahnhof " is also for long-distance passenger trains for the German railway company.According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the borough Hamburg-Mitte were 66,831 private cars registered (290 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (31.12.2006)] There were 2,432 traffic accidents total, including 1,905 traffic accidents with damage to persons. [Traffic accident statistic, statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]
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
*Act of the areal organisation, July 6 2006 [http://hh.juris.de/hh/gesamt/RGlG_HA.htm "Gesetz über die räumliche Gliederung der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg" (RäumGiG)] de iconExternal links
* http://www.hamburg-mitte.hamburg.de de icon
* [http://welcome.hamburg.de/ Official website Hamburg]
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