Lohbrügge
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Lohbrügge Lohbruegge / Lohbrugge |
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Boberger dune in Lohbrügge | |
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Country | Germany |
City | Hamburg |
Borough | Bergedorf |
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Area | 13 km² (5 sq mi) |
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Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Area code | 040 |
License plate | HH |
Location of Lohbrügge in the city of Hamburg | |
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Lohbrügge is a quarter in the Bergedorf borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany.
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[edit] Geography
In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Lohbrügge has a total area of 13 km².
The western border is to the quarter Billwerder. In the East and North is the state Schleswig-Holstein and the quarter Billstedt of the borough Hamburg-Mitte. In the South is the border to the quarter Bergedorf.
In Lohbrügge is the landscape conservation area Boberger dune.
[edit] Demographics
In 2006 in the quarter Lohbrügge were living 38,343 people. The population density is 2,939 people per km². 16.4% were children under the age of 18, and 24.8% were 65 years of age or older. 10.1% were immigrants. 2,045 people were registered as unemployed and 11,038 were employees subject to social insurance contributions. [1]
In 1999 there were 18,017 households out of which 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.02. [2]
In 2006 there were 3,935 criminal offences (103 crimes per 1000 people).[3]
[edit] Population by year
The population is counted by the residential registration office for 31th December each year.[1]
1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
36,144 | 35,987 | 35,929 | 36,239 | 36,291 | 36,314 | 36,676 | 36,498 | 36,611 | 36,349 | 35,945 | 35,808 | 36,031 |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
36,763 | 37,165 | 37,583 | 37,764 | 38,093 | 38,082 | 38,343 |
[edit] Education
The campus Bergedorf of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences is at the street Lohbrügger Kirchstr.
There were 4 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools in the quarter Lohbrügge. [4]
[edit] Infrastructure
[edit] Health systems
A general hospital of the German Accident Prevention & Insurance Association (Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus Boberg) with 470 beds in 8 departments is located in the street Bergedorfer Str. 10. The hospital has one of the few units for heavy-burned patients in northern Germany. [5] The hospital has the capacity to dispatch emergency medical services. A rescue helicopter is operated in cooperation with the hospital. The hospital is a teaching hospital for the University of Lübeck. [6]
In Lohbrügge were 16 day care centers for children and also 51 physicians in private practice and 7 pharmacies.[4]
[edit] Transportation
Lohbrügge is not serviced by the rapid transit system of the city train. Puplic transport is provided by buses.
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 14,478 privat cars registered (380 cars/1000 people). [4]There were 137 traffic accidents total, including 114 traffic accidents with damage to persons.[7]
In Lohbrügge is an exit of the Bundesautobahn 1 and the Bundesautobahn 25.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
- ^ Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)
- ^ State Investigation Bureaux (Landeskriminalamt), source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
- ^ a b c Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
- ^ List of hospitals in Hamburg, side 12
- ^ Hospital Boberg website (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
- ^ Traffic accident statistic, statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
[edit] References
- Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website (German)
- List of hospitals in Hamburg 2006, Government Agency for Social Affairs, Family Affairs, Health and Environment of Hamburg website (German)
- Website of the hospital Boberg Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus Boberg (German)
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