Neuengamme
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The memorial tower at the former Neuengamme concentration camp.
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Location of Neuengamme in Bergedorf borough
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| Coordinates: 53°25′50″N 10°14′01″E / 53.43056°N 10.23361°ECoordinates: 53°25′50″N 10°14′01″E / 53.43056°N 10.23361°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hamburg |
| City | Hamburg |
| Borough | Bergedorf |
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| • Total | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| Population (31.12.2006) | |
| • Total | 3,459 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Dialling codes | 040 |
| Vehicle registration | HH |
Neuengamme 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 Vierlanden, the population in 2010 was 3,479.
During Nazi Germany, Neuengamme concentration camp was located in Neuengamme.
Neuengamme is located in the southeastern part of Hamburg. In 2007 the quarter had a total area of 18.6 km².
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.
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.
In 2007, there were no schools in Neuengamme.
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