Hamburg-Nord

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Hamburg-Nord (Rough translation: Hamburg north) is one of the seven boroughs of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, in north-western Germany. In 2006, according to the residents registration office the population was 280,229 in an area of 57.5 km2.

Geography

Hamburg-Nord is south to the state Schleswig-Holstein, east to the borough Wandsbek, north to the borough Hamburg-Mitte and west to the borough Altona. Hamburg-Nord consists of the quarters Alsterdorf, Barmbek-Nord, Barmbek-Süd, Dulsberg, Eppendorf, Fuhlsbüttel, Groß Borstel, Hoheluft-Ost, Hohenfelde, Langenhorn, Ohlsdorf, Uhlenhorst and Winterhude. The borough has a total area of convert|57.5|km2|sqmi|lk=on|abbr=on. [Stattistikamt Nord 1987]

Demographics

There were 280,229 people residing in the borough. [Statistikamt Nord 31.12.2007 source: residents registration office] The population density was convert|4838|PD/km2|PD/sqmi|. 12% were children under the age of 18 and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older.Statistikamt Nord 31.12.2006 source: residents registration office]

In 2006 there were 31,617 criminal offences in borough (113 crimes per 1000 people).State Investigation Bureaux (Landeskriminalamt), source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]

Diet of the borough

Simultaneously with elections to the state parliament ("Bürgerschaft"), the "Bezirksversammlung" is elected as representatives of the citizens. It consists of 51 representatives.

Elections

Elections were held in Hamburg on 24 February 2008. The five parties having more than 5 percent in recent polls (minimum to qualify) are the conservative CDU, the social-democratic SPD, the ecologist Green Party (GAL), the left-wing Die Linke and the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP). [Final election result, source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2008)]

Education

The borough has 30 elementary schools and 26 secondary schools.

Infrastructure

Health systems

Several hospitals are located in the borough Hamburg-Nord, among others the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistr. 52, in the quarter Eppendorf, with 1,369 beds and 109 day-care places in 21 departments. The UKE is a general hospital and teaching hospital for the Universtity of Hamburg and provides the capacity to dispatch emergency medical services. [Hospitals in Hamburg, side 5 ] The hospital Asklepios Klinik Nord with its branches Heidberg and Ochsenzoll is located in the quarter Langenhorn. It is a general hospital and provides the capacity to dispatch emergency medical services. The part Ochsenzoll is also specialized for psychiatric problems. The hospital Asklepios Klinik Barmbek is also a general hospital. The Bethanien hospital, Martinistr. 41-49, is specialized for diabetical disease with 20 day-care places for geriatric cases. [Hospitals in Hamburg, side 14 ]

There were 154 day-care centers for children and 733 physicians in private practice and 92 pharmacies.

Transportation

The borough is serviced by the rapid transit system of the underground railway and the city trains with several stations.

There are serveral exits of the Bundesautobahn 7.

According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the borough Hamburg-Mitte were 99,440 private cars registered (359 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (31.12.2006)] There were 1,733 traffic accidents total, including 1,420 traffic accidents with damage to persons. [Traffic accident statistic, statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]

The Hamburg Airport is located in the quarter Fuhlsbüttel.

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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
* Hospitals in Hamburg 2006, Government Agency for Social Affairs, Family Affairs, Health and Environment of Hamburg [http://www.krankenhaeuser.hamburg.de website] de icon

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