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Neuengamme (German pronunciation (help·info)) is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, located in the Bergedorf borough, near the river Dove Elbe (a tributary of the river Elbe). In this rural quarter, part of the Vierlande, the population in 2020 was 3,711.

This article is about the quarter in Hamburg, Germany. For the Nazi concentration camp during World War II, see Neuengamme concentration camp.
Neuengamme, Hamburg
Quarter of Hamburg
The memorial tower at the former Neuengamme concentration camp.
Location of Neuengamme in Bergedorf borough
Coordinates: 53°25′50″N 10°14′01″E
CountryGermany
StateHamburg
CityHamburg
BoroughBergedorf
Area
 • Total18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,711
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes040
Vehicle registrationHH

During Nazi Germany, Neuengamme concentration camp was located in Neuengamme.


Geography


Neuengamme is located in the southeastern part of Hamburg. In 2007 the quarter had a total area of 18.6 km².[2]

Neuengamme about 1790 (Historical map of Gustav Adolf von Varendorf)
Neuengamme about 1790 (Historical map of Gustav Adolf von Varendorf)

History


Main article: Neuengamme concentration camp

From December 1938 through May 1945, the concentration camp at Neuengamme (German: Konzentrationslager Neuengamme) had more than 106,000 inmates—including all sub camps—almost half of them died.[3][4]


Demographics


In 2010, 3,479 people were living in Neuengamme quarter. The population density was 168 people per km². 17.7% were children under the age of 18, and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. 2.3% were immigrants. 54 people were registered as unemployed.[2]


Politics


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

State Election SPD CDU Greens Left AfD FDP Others
2020 39,8 % 19,5 % 16,8 % 06,4 % 05,5 % 04,6 % 07,4 %
2015 45,9 % 22,5 % 09,0 % 03,9 % 07,3 % 08,2 % 03,2 %
2011 43,8 % 33,8 % 08,2 % 03,3 % – 06,3 % 04,6 %
2008 23,9 % 58,3 % 07,3 % 02,8 % – 04,7 % 03,0 %

Education


In 2007, there were no schools in Neuengamme.[2]


Notes


  1. "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2020" (PDF). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 23 April 2021.
  2. Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007)
  3. "Konzentrationslager Neuengamme" (in German). KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme. Retrieved 2008-10-12. Insgesamt wurden im KZ Neuengamme nach gegenwärtigen Erkenntnissen über 80 000 Männer und mehr als 13 000 Frauen mit einer Häftlingsnummer registriert; weitere 5 900 Menschen wurden in den Lagerbüchern gar nicht oder gesondert erfasst.[…]Vermutlich mehr als die Hälfte der 100400 Häftlinge des Konzentrationslagers Neuengamme haben die nationalsozialistische Verfolgung nicht überlebt.
  4. "Neuengamme". USHMM. Retrieved 2008-10-12. In all, more than 50,000 prisoners, almost half of all those imprisoned in the camp during its existence, died in Neuengamme before liberation.

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