Neustadt, Hamburg
Neustadt | |
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St. Michaelis . | |
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Dialling code(s) | 040 |
ISO 3166 code | DE-HH |
Vehicle registration | HH |
Website | www.hamburg.de |
Neustadt (German: [ˈnɔʏʃtat] ⓘ; lit. 'New town') is one of the inner-city districts of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany.
History
By 1529, Hamburg was firmly anchored in
In advance of the
Neustadt was
Geography
Neustadt is bordered by Binnenalster and Alster (i.e. Alsterfleet) to the East, Elbe to the South, and the former Wallanlagen (now made up by a string of parks) to the West and North-west; among those: Planten un Blomen. Except for the blocks around Fleetinsel and the Alster's canals in the eastern part of the district, most of Neustadt lies on a geest slope above the Elbe. Districts bordering Neustadt are (starting clockwise in the West/North-west): St. Pauli, Rotherbaum, Altstadt and HafenCity.
Subdivisions
For statistical and planning purposes, Neustadt has four designated
(German: Viertel, or specifically used in Hamburg: Quartier); however not recognized as administrative subdivisions.Map | Locality | Quarter | Description |
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104 | Südliche Neustadt Southern Neustadt |
Residential district, in parts also mixed use centered around St. Michaelis and located between Elbe and Ludwig-Erhard-Straße; includes the Portugiesenviertel | |
105 | Nördliche Neustadt Northern Neustadt |
Mixed use district located between Ludwig-Erhard-Straße and Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße; includes Großneumarkt and the Composers Quarter.[7] | |
106 | Fleetinsel and adjoining blocks | ||
107 | Opern-Quartier | Theater and shopping district - including Colonnaden street - nestled between Gänsemarkt, the Binnenalster at Neuer Jungfernstieg and Ring 1 along Planten un Blomen near Stephansplatz. Named after the Hamburg State Opera (Staatsoper). | |
Passagenviertel | Shopping district stretching from Jungfernstieg and the Binnenalster to Stadthausbrücke, bordered by Alsterfleet and Gänsemarkt. Named after the many shopping passages (malls). |
Streets and squares
On its western and north-western borders, Neustadt is encircled by "
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Peterstraße
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Gänsemarkt
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Alsterarkaden
Other notable streets are most of the shopping streets around
Culture
Landmarks and cultural heritage
Like neighboring Altstadt, Neustadt is packed with landmarks and cultural heritage.
The single most important landmark in Neustadt is the Church of
Up until the late 19th and early 20th century, Neustadt was famous for its many "Gängeviertel": quarters with narrow alleys (Low German: Gänge). However, due to unsustainable hygienic conditions, by the 1960s most of them were demolished. The Krameramtsstuben (Grocers' Apartments) are one of a few preserved examples of that time. At Rademachergang stands a fountain, dedicated to Hans Hummel (1787–1854), a former water carrier and one of Hamburg's beloved "Original(e)" (character(s)).
The Alsterarkaden is an open
The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court (Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht, HansOLG) was founded in 1879 as the common supreme court of the three Hanseatic and republican city-states of Bremen (part of HansOLG until 1947), Hamburg (sole user today) and Lübeck (part of HansOLG until 1937). The courthouse at Wallanlagen was built between 1907 and 1912.
The Hübner Haus, an office building and former marzipan factory, café, and pastry shop, was the first concrete building erected in Hamburg when completed in 1909.
Museums and cultural institutions
- Museums
- Hamburg Museum
- Cap San Diego – Museum ship
- Rickmer Rickmers – Museum ship
- Music and performing arts venues
- State Opera (Staatsoper)
- Laeiszhalle
- Fliegende Bauten
- Opernloft
References
- ^ No English language equivalent, literal translation: "city-part"
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2020" (PDF). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b Wiechmann, Ralf. "Hamburg im 16. Jahrhundert". Hamburger Reformation. Senat der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ Many foreign merchants and traders settled in Hamburg; among others, the Merchant Adventures of London in 1567.
- ^ The Hamburg Stock Exchange was founded in 1558.
- ^ Landesbildstelle Hansa Hamburg (2014). Hamburger Gängeviertel. Historische Ansichten. Hamburg: Diplomica Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ Komponistenquartier, Komponisten-Quartier Hamburg e.V., Retrieved 2 April 2015.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Images on bilderbuch-hamburg.de (in German)