Everything about Altona Hamburg totally explained
Altona is the westernmost urban borough (
Bezirk) of the
city state of
Hamburg,
Germany, on the right bank of the
Elbe.
History
It was founded in
1535 as a village of fishermen. In
1664 it received city rights from Danish King
Frederik III. Until
1864 Altona was one of the Danish monarchy's most important harbour towns. The railroad from Altona to
Kiel, the
Christian VIII Baltic Sea Rail Line (
Christian VIII Østersø Jernbane), was opened in 1844.
The wars between
Denmark and the
Kingdom of Prussia like the
First Schleswig War (1848–1851) and the
Second War of Schleswig (Feb 1864 - Oct 1864) followed by the
Treaty of Vienna (1894) were causing Denmark's cession of the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg to Prussian and Austrian administration, respectively. In
1867 Altona became part of the
Kingdom of Prussia.
The
Greater Hamburg Act took it away from the
Free State of Prussia in 1937 and merged it (and several surrounding cities) with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in 1938.
On February 1, 2007 the
Ortsämter (Precincts) in Hamburg were dissolved, in Altona there were the precincts Blankenese, Lurup and Osdorf with local offices.
March 1,
2008 the neighborhood Schanzenviertel in the boroughs Altona, Eimsbüttel and Hamburg-Mitte became the quarter Sternschanze in the borough Altona.
Geography
The border of Altona to the south is the River
Elbe, and across the river the state
Lower Saxony and the boroughs
Harburg and
Hamburg-Mitte. To the east is the borough Hamburg-Mitte and to the north is the borough
Eimsbüttel. The western border is to the state of
Schleswig-Holstein. According to the statistical office Hamburg the area of Altona was in 2006 77.5 km² or 29.9 sq mi.
Quarters
Politically, the following quarters (
Stadtteile) are subject to the borough Altona:
- Altona-Altstadt
- Altona-Nord
- Bahrenfeld
- Ottensen
- Othmarschen (including parts of Klein Flottbek)
- Groß Flottbek
- Osdorf, Hamburg
- Lurup
- Nienstedten (including parts of Klein Flottbek)
- Blankenese
- Iserbrook
- Sülldorf
- Rissen
- Sternschanze
Demographics
In 2006 in the borough Altona were living 243,972 people. 16.4% were children under the age of 18, and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. 15.3% were immigrants. 12,545 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999 48% of all households were made up of individuals .
There were 37 elementary schools and 30 secondary schools in Altona and 635 physicians in private practice and 67 pharmacies.
| Party |
Percent |
Seats |
| CDU |
34.6 |
18 |
| SPD |
29.8 |
16 |
| GAL |
18.3 |
9 |
| Die Linke |
9.2 |
5 |
| FDP |
5.9 |
3 |
Transportation
Today Altona is the location of a major
railway station,
Hamburg-Altona railway station, connecting the
Hamburg S-Bahn with the regional railways.
The
Bundesautobahn 7 leads through Altona borough.
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in Altona were 87,131 privat cars registered ((359 cars/1000 people).
Gallery
Image:Bahnhof Hamburg-Altona Gleis 6.jpg|Altona railway station track no. 6
Image:Hamburg Altona Alleetheater 2005.jpg|Allee theatre in Altona
Image:Elbe.Anleger Neumühlen.wmt.jpg|Today Altona's harbour is mostly used as museum Schiffsanleger Neumühlen
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