Poppenbüttel | |
Quarter of Hamburg | |
Poppenbüttel
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Location of Poppenbüttel in Hamburg
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Administration | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hamburg |
City | Hamburg |
Borough | Wandsbek |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
Population | 21,930 (31 December 2006) |
- Density | 2,707 /km2 (7,012 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | HH |
Area code | 040 |
Poppenbüttel is a quarter in the borough Wandsbek of Hamburg, Germany. In 2006 the population was 21,930.
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Poppenbüttel became a part of Hamburg in 1937. During World War II there were working locations for the subcamp Sasel of Neuengamme concentration camp in the quarter.[1]
According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter has a total area of 8.1 km². To the north, Poppenbüttel borders on the state of Schleswig-Holstein, in the west is the quarter Hummelsbüttel. In the south is the quarter Wellingsbüttel and in the east are the quarters Sasel and Lemsahl-Mellingstedt.
21,930 people were living in the quarter in 2006, the population density was 2,701 people per km². 14.5% were children under the age of 18, and 30.4% were 65 years of age or older, 5.6% were immigrants. 413 people were registered as unemployed.[2] In 1999 there were 10,260 households and 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals.[3]
In 2006 there were 3 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in the quarter Poppenbüttel.[4]
As of 2006 there were 92 physicians in private practice and 8 pharmacies.[4]
Poppenbüttel is serviced by the rapid transit system of the underground railway and the S-Bahn with several stations. Poppenbüttel railway station is a terminus for the line S1.
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), 10,581 private cars are registered in the quarter (484 cars/1000 people).[4]
From September 1944 to April 1945 Jewish women from the subcamp Hamburg-Sasel were forced to build houses in this quarter. The last existing house is located in the street Kritenbarg is a memorial.[5]
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