Winterhude () 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,Sparmann 1968, p. 401 but archeological findings of tools, weapons and grave-mounds were dated to 1700 BC and 700 BC.Schindler 1960, S. 284 et sqq.
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 . 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.Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007) 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.Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)
Population by year 1709 1810 1811 1834 1838 100 238 242 325 380
1939 1950 1961 1970 1980 65,937 90,623 79,235 61,899 50,787BAUBEHÖRDE HAMBURG 1981, S.11 and STATISTISCHES LANDESAMT. Statist. Taschenbücher: Einwohnerentwicklung 1973-1995
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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 48,653 48,469 48,421 48,610 48,532 48,602 49,018 48,799
In 2007, there were 4,622 criminal offences (95/1000 people).
Education In 2006, there were 6 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in the Winterhude quarter with 3,959 pupils.Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
Infrastructure
Established in 1956, the Consulate-General of the Republic of Indonesia is located in the quarter. The Consulate-General of the Islamic Republic of Iran was established in 1858 and is also located in the street Bebelallee.
Health systems The hospital Israelitisches Krankenhaus has 180 beds.
There were 32 day-care centers for children, 156 physicians in private practice and 16 pharmacies.
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).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007)
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References
Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website List of the Consular corps, the trade missions, cultural institutes and international institutes in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg:
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