Rothenburgsort

Quarter of Hamburg in Germany
Location of Rothenburgsort in Hamburg
53°32′6″N 10°2′26″E / 53.53500°N 10.04056°E / 53.53500; 10.04056CountryGermanyStateHamburgCityHamburg BoroughHamburg-Mitte Area
 • Total7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi)Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total10,317 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Dialling codes040Vehicle registrationHH

Rothenburgsort (German pronunciation) is a quarter (German: Stadtteil) in the Hamburg-Mitte borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. In December 2023, the population was 10,317.

History

Memorial to victims of the Bombing of Hamburg in World War II

Geography

The quarter is situated in the south-east center of Hamburg. It borders with the Hamburg quarters of Billbrook, Hammerbrook, Hamm, HafenCity, Veddel, and Wilhelmsburg in the Hamburg-Mitte borough; Moorfleet, Spadenland, and Tatenberg in the Bergedorf borough.

Demographics

In 2006 the population of the Rothenburgsort quarter was 8660 with 15.8% being children under the age of 18, and 16.7% being 65 years of age or older. Resident aliens were 27.5% of the population. 552 people were registered as unemployed. The population density was 1,165/km2 (3,017/sq mi).[2]

In 1999 there were 4,324 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 48.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.05.[3]

Notable residents

Notes

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2023 nach Stadtteilen". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. May 2024.
  2. ^ Residents registration office, source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
  3. ^ Source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)
  4. ^ Gutsch, Jochen-Martin; Per Hinrichs; Susanne Koelbl; Gunther Latsch; Sven Röbel; Andreas Ulrich (2008-05-27). "The High Price of Freedom". Der Spiegel. Translated by Christopher Sultan. p. 1. Retrieved 2019-11-30. Obeidi started a business selling used buses in Rothenburgsort, a Hamburg neighborhood. [...] The family lived on another street in the same neighborhood[...] - Original German version: "Eigentum des Mannes". - PDF page

References

  • Selectable database: Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. (in German)

External links

Media related to Rothenburgsort at Wikimedia Commons

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