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Bergedorf (German: [ˈbɛʁɡədɔʁf] (listen)) is a quarter (Stadtteil) in the borough (Bezirk) of Bergedorf in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2020, the population was 36,160.

Bergedorf
Quarter of Hamburg
Bergedorf Castle
Location of Bergedorf
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Coordinates: 53°29′00″N 10°13′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
City	Hamburg
Borough	Bergedorf
Area
• Total	11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	36,160
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes	040
Vehicle registration	HH

History

The quarter was first mentioned in 1162. The today's quarter is the old city Bergedorf and located on the river Bille, a right tributary of the Elbe.

Geography

Bergedorf, situated in the south-eastern side of Hamburg, borders with the quarters of Lohbrügge, Billwerder, Allermöhe, Curslack and Altengamme; and with the district of Herzogtum Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein.

In 2006, the quarter Bergedorf has an area of 11.3 km² (4 sq mi).

Politics

These are the results of Bergedorf in the Hamburg state election:

State Election	SPD	Greens	CDU	Left	AfD	FDP	Others
2020	39,2 %	22,8 %	10,3 %	09,0 %	06,7 %	04,3 %	07,7 %
2015	48,7 %	12,1 %	13,2 %	08,1 %	06,8 %	06,6 %	04,6 %
2011	50,0 %	11,1 %	20,0 %	06,8 %	–	05,2 %	06,0 %
2008	36,3 %	09,4 %	40,4 %	07,4 %	–	03,7 %	02,7 %
2004	34,0 %	11,3 %	44,4 %	–	–	02,6 %	07,8 %
2001	39,9 %	08,0 %	25,1 %	00,3 %	–	04,0 %	22,7 %
1997	39,0 %	13,9 %	27,6 %	00,5 %	–	02,7 %	16,3 %

Demographics

In 2006 in the quarter Bergedorf were living 40,678 people. The population density was 3,587/km² (9,290/sq mi). 19% were children under the age of 18, and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. 9.9% were immigrants. 2,479 people were registered as unemployed.[2] In 1999 there were 19,603 households and 38% of all households were made up of individuals.[3]

According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Bergedorf were 15.104 private cars registered (372 cars/1000 people).[2]

There were 8 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools in the quarter Bergedorf and 112 physicians in private practice and 12 pharmacies.[2]

Unlike the mere quarters of Hamburg, Bergedorf still has its own town hall in being.

Notable present or former residents

• Johann Adolph Hasse
• Heinrich Rathmann
• Friedrich Chrysander
• Ida Boy-Ed
• Ferdinand Pfohl
• Bernhard Schmidt
• Anton Aloys Timpe
• Kurt A. Körber
• Frank Appel
• Jörg Pilawa
• Wolfe+585, Senior, a.k.a. Hubert Blaine Wolfe, Held the Guinness Book of World Records Longest Name in 1978

See also

• Hamburg-Bergedorf station

References

• Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website (in German)
• Lichtwark-Heft. Verlag HB-Werbung, Hamburg-Bergedorf. ISSN 1862-3549.

External links

Media related to Bergedorf at Wikimedia Commons

• (in German) Bergedorf official site
• Locator map of Bergedorf in Hamburg (de.wp)

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