Poppenbüttel

Poppenbüttel
Quarter of Hamburg
Poppenbüttel
Coordinates
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.

Contents

History

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]

Geography

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.

Demographics

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]

Education

In 2006 there were 3 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in the quarter Poppenbüttel.[4]

Infrastructure

Health systems

As of 2006 there were 92 physicians in private practice and 8 pharmacies.[4]

Transportation

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]

Memorial for the concentration subcamp

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]

Notes

  1. ^ The locations are listed as No. 1161 Poppenbüttel-Sasel in the official German list.
  2. ^ Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
  3. ^ Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)
  4. ^ a b c Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
  5. ^ Memorial Neuengamme (German)

References

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