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Hamburg-Mitte

Hamburg-Mitte
First-level subdivision of Hamburg
Flag of Hamburg-Mitte
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Official logo of Hamburg-Mitte
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Location of Hamburg-Mitte within Hamburg
Location of Hamburg-Mitte within Hamburg
Coordinates: 53°33′1″N 9°59′39″E / 53.55028°N 9.99417°E / 53.55028; 9.99417Coordinates: 53°33′1″N 9°59′39″E / 53.55028°N 9.99417°E / 53.55028; 9.99417
Country Germany
State Hamburg
City Hamburg
Area
 • Total 142.2 km2 (54.9 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (31 December 2013)
 • Total 289,876
 • Density 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Dialling code(s) 040
ISO 3166 code DE-HH
Vehicle registration HH
Website www.hamburg.de

Hamburg-Mitte (approximate translation: Hamburg center) is one of the seven boroughs of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, covering most of the city's urban center. The quarters Hamburg-Altstadt and Neustadt are the historic origin of Hamburg. In 2006 the population was 233,144.

In 1937 several settlements (e.g. Finkenwerder), villages and rural areas were passed into Hamburg enforced by the Greater Hamburg Act.

On March 1, 2008 due to a law of Hamburg, the quarter Wilhelmsburg was transferred from the borough Harburg. The neighborhood HafenCity was formed from parts of the quarters Klostertor, Altstadt and Rothenburgsort. The other part of Klostertor was transferred to Hammerbrook. From small parts of the borough Hamburg-Mitte (And Altona and Eimsbüttel) the neighborhood Sternschanze was created as a quarter in the borough Altona.

The borough severs Hamburg from the east to the west. In 2006, according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg-Mitte has a total area of 107.1 square kilometres (41 sq mi).

Hamburg-Mitte consists of the quarters Billbrook, Billstedt, Borgfelde, Finkenwerder, HafenCity, Hamburg-Altstadt, Hamburg-Hamm, Hammerbrook, Horn, Kleiner Grasbrook, Neustadt, Neuwerk, Rothenburgsort, St. Georg, St. Pauli, Steinwerder, Veddel, Waltershof and Wilhelmsburg.

The historic center of Hamburg lies within the districts Altstadt, Neustadt and HafenCity, also defined by being inside the Wallring. These three districts also constitute what is considered Hamburg's Innenstadt (inner city).


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