Altona
Borough of Hamburg
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Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
District	Altona, Hamburg
Borough subdivisions	13 quarters
Basic statistics
Area	77. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Quarters is a popular Drinking game which involves players bouncing a quarter off of a table in an attempt to have the quarter land usually into a Shotglass Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 km² (29. 9 sq mi)
Population	243,972  (31/12/2006)
- Density	3,148 /km² (8,153 /sq mi)
Founded	1535
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HH
Area code	040
Boroughs of Hamburg
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History

It was founded in 1535 as a village of fishermen. In 1664 it received city rights from Danish King Frederik III. Frederick III ( March 18, 1609 &ndash February 19, 1670) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death Until 1864 Altona was one of the Danish monarchy's most important harbour towns. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The railroad from Altona to Kiel, the Christian VIII Baltic Sea Rail Line (Christian VIII Østersø Jernbane), was opened in 1844. For the city in the United States, see Kiel Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude.

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. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising The First Schleswig War (Schleswig-Holsteinischer Krieg or Three Years' War (Treårskrigen was the first round of military conflict in southern Denmark and northern The First Schleswig War occurred in 1848–1851. The Second Schleswig War (2 In 1867 Altona became part of the Kingdom of Prussia. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising

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. The Greater Hamburg Act (Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz was passed by the government of the German Reich on January 26 1937, and mandated the exchange of territories

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. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[1]

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. The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe. Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second Harburg ( UN/LOCODE: DE HBU is a borough of the city of Hamburg, Germany and a quarter in this borough Hamburg-Mitte (Rough translation Hamburg center located in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Germany is one of the seven boroughs of Hamburg covering To the east is the borough Hamburg-Mitte and to the north is the borough Eimsbüttel. Eimsbüttel is one of the seven boroughs (Bezirke of Hamburg, Germany. The western border is to the state of Schleswig-Holstein. is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is 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:

1. Altona-Altstadt
2. Altona-Nord
3. Bahrenfeld
4. Ottensen
5. Othmarschen (including parts of Klein Flottbek)
6. Groß Flottbek
7. Osdorf
8. Lurup
9. Nienstedten (including parts of Klein Flottbek)
10. Blankenese
11. Iserbrook
12. Sülldorf
13. Rissen
14. Sternschanze

Demographics

In 2006 in the borough Altona were living 243,972 people. Altona-Nord (German language) located in the Altona borough in the city Hamburg, Germany, is one of 105 quarters of Hamburg Bahrenfeld is a western quarter of the city of Hamburg in Germany, it is subject to the district/borough ''Bezirk Altona'' and was a independent Ottensen (old name Ottenhusen) located in Hamburg, Germany in the Altona borough on the right bank of the Elbe river is a former Othmarschen (German language) is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. Lurup is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. Nienstedten is a quarter in the city of Hamburg, Germany. It belongs to the Altona borough on the right bank of the Elbe river Blankenese is a former independent town now a suburban quarter in the borough Altona in the western part of Hamburg (Germany Sülldorf is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. Rissen is a quarter in the westernmost of Hamburg (Germany Rissen belongs to the borough Altona. 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. ^[2] In 1999 48% of all households were made up of individuals ^[3].

There were 37 elementary schools and 30 secondary schools in Altona and 635 physicians in private practice and 67 pharmacies. ^[4]

Diet of the borough

Simultaneously with elections to the state parliament (Bürgerschaft), the Bezirksversammlung is elected as representatives of the citizens. It consists of 51 representatives. See also : Boroughs of Hamburg

Elections

Elections were held in Hamburg on 24 February 2008. The city of Hamburg in Germany is made up of 7 Boroughs (German Bezirke, also known as districts or administrative districts) and Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The five parties having more than 5 percent in recent polls (minimum to qualify) are the conservative CDU, the social-democratic SPD, the ecologist Green Party (GAL), the left-wing Die Linke and the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. The Alliance '90/The Greens ( Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) the German Green party, is a Political party in Germany whose regional The Left (Die Linke is a German political party that came into being on 16 June 2007 as a merger of The Left Party/PDS the former The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany. The voter participation were 65. 2%. ^[5]

Transportation

Altona Bahnhof (train station) in 1971. Buses, streetcars, trains and S-Bahn trains all met at this spot.

Today Altona is the location of a major railway station, Hamburg-Altona railway station, connecting the Hamburg S-Bahn with the regional railways. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Hamburg-Altona or Altona is a Railway station in Hamburg, Germany. History The Hamburg S-Bahn developed 1932 from the Hamburg-Altonaer Stadt- und Vorortbahn Hamburg&ndashAltona&ndashBlankenese (at that time still independent cities which

The Bundesautobahn 7 leads through Altona borough. is the longest German Autobahn and the longest national motorway in Europe at 935 km (581 mi

According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in Altona were 87,131 private cars registered ((359 cars/1000 people). ^[4]

Gallery

Altona railway station track no. 6

Allee theatre in Altona

Today Altona's harbour is mostly used as museum Schiffsanleger Neumühlen

Notes

1. ^ Act of the areal organisation
2. ^ Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
3. ^ Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)
4. ^ ^{a b} Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
5. ^ Final election result, source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2008)

References

• Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website (in german)
• Act of the areal organisation, July 6 2006 Gesetz über die räumliche Gliederung der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (RäumGiG) (German)

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