Eimsbüttel

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Eimsbüttel is one of the seven boroughs (Bezirke) of Hamburg, Germany. In 2006 the population was 246,087.

History

On March 1, 2008 Eimsbüttel lost a part of its area to form the quarter Sternschanze in the borough Altona. [Act of the areal organisation]

Geography

In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the borough Eimsbüttel has a total area of 50.1 km².

The borough Eimsbüttel is split into nine quarters: Eidelstedt, Eimsbüttel, Harvestehude, Hoheluft-West, Lokstedt, Niendorf, Rotherbaum, Schnelsen and Stellingen. Located within this borough is former Jewish neighbourhood Grindel.

Demographics

In 2006 in the borough Eimsbüttel were living 246,087 people. The population density was convert|4915|PD/sqkm|0|abbr=on. 19.3% were children under the age of 18, and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. 13% were immigrants. 10,042 people were registered as unemployed. Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]

In 1999 there were 140,694 households and 51.5% of all households were made up of individuals. Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)]

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. "See also : Boroughs of Hamburg"

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). The voter participation were 65.9%. [Final election result, source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2008)]

Education

The University of Hamburg is located in the borough.There were 32 elementary schools and 20 secondary schools in Eimsbüttel.

Culture

ports

The Eimsbütteler TV is one of the sports clubs using the facilities in the Eimsbüttel borough. Founded in 1889 it is one of the older sports clubs of Hamburg with a widespread offer on departments.

Infrastructure

Health systems

The "Diakonie Klinikum Hamburg" has several branches in Eimsbüttel borough and provides 450 beds in total. [Hospitals in Hamburg, side 14 ] The hospital branch "Alten Eichen", Jütländer Allee 48, with 208 beds and 5 departments is also a branch of the "Diakonie Klinikum Hamburg" and provides the capacity to dispatch emergency medical services. [Hospitals in Hamburg, side 13 ]

The hospital "Jerusalem", Moorkamp 2, is a lutheran hospital with 105 visiting consultants' beds in 9 departments. [Hospitals in Hamburg, side 17 ]

There were 172 day-care centers for children, 742 physicians in private practice and 69 pharmacies.

Transportation

Hamburg Dammtor railway station for long distance and city trains is located in the quarter Rotherbaum. Eimsbüttel borough is serviced by the rapid transit system of the city train and the underground railway with several other stations. Public transport is also provided by the buses of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund.

The Bundesautobahn 7 (A7) is here also the European route E45 connecting Kaaresuvanto in Finland, with Gela in Italy, and passes the borough from the North to the South into the quarter Bahrenfeld. The Bundesautobahn 23 (A23) starts in Eimsbüttel borough and connects Hamburg with the town of Heide, Schleswig-Holstein. The exits Hamburg-Stellingen, Hamburg-Schnelsen and Hamburg-Schnelsen-Nord (Airport) for the A7 and the exit Hamburg-Eidelstedt for the A23 are located in Eimsbüttel borough.

According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the borough Eimsbüttel were 91,871 private cars registered (376 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]

Notes

References

*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 icon
* [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

External links

* [http://fhh.hamburg.de/stadt/Aktuell/bezirke/eimsbuettel/start.html Stadt Hamburg: Bezirk Eimsbüttel]