Summary
Rothenburgsort (ⓘ) is a quarter (German: Stadtteil) in the Hamburg-Mitte borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. In December 2020, the population was 9,043.[1]
Rothenburgsort | |
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 Flat buildings at Vierländer Damm street. | |
Location of Rothenburgsort in Hamburg  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°32′6″N 10°2′26″E / 53.53500°N 10.04056°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hamburg |
| City | Hamburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,043 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Dialling codes | 040 |
| Vehicle registration | HH |
History edit
Geography edit
The quarter is situated in the south-east center of Hamburg. It borders with the Hamburg quarters of Billbrook, Hammerbrook, Hamm, HafenCity, Veddel, and Wilhelmsburg in the Hamburg-Mitte borough; Moorfleet, Spadenland, and Tatenberg in the Bergedorf borough.
Demographics edit
In 2006 the population of the Rothenburgsort quarter was 8660 with 15.8% being children under the age of 18, and 16.7% being 65 years of age or older. Resident aliens were 27.5% of the population. 552 people were registered as unemployed. The population density was 1,165/km2 (3,017/sq mi).[2]
In 1999 there were 4,324 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 48.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.05.[3]
Notable residents edit
- Morsal Obeidi, murder victim[4]
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2020" (PDF). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 23 April 2021.
- ^ Residents registration office, source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
- ^ Source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)
- ^ Gutsch, Jochen-Martin; Per Hinrichs; Susanne Koelbl; Gunther Latsch; Sven Röbel; Andreas Ulrich (2008-05-27). "The High Price of Freedom". Der Spiegel. Translated by Christopher Sultan. p. 1. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
Obeidi started a business selling used buses in Rothenburgsort, a Hamburg neighborhood. [...] The family lived on another street in the same neighborhood[...]
- Original German version: "Eigentum des Mannes". - PDF page
References edit
- Selectable database: Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. (in German)
External links edit
Media related to Rothenburgsort at Wikimedia Commons