Ottensen

Ottensen
Quarter of Hamburg
Ottenser Hauptstraße (pedestrian area)
Ottensen
Location of the quarter Ottensen in Hamburg
Coordinates: 53°33′14″N 9°55′4″E / 53.55389°N 9.91778°E / 53.55389; 9.91778Coordinates: 53°33′14″N 9°55′4″E / 53.55389°N 9.91778°E / 53.55389; 9.91778
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
City	Hamburg
Borough	Altona, Hamburg
Area
• Total	2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population (31-12-2006)
• Total	32,757
• Density	11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Dialling codes	040
Vehicle registration	HH

Ottensen (old name: Ottenhusen) located in Hamburg, Germany in the Altona borough on the right bank of the Elbe river, is a former town. It is a now one of the 104 quarters of Hamburg.

The first record of Ottensen dates from 1310. In 1390, it became the seat of the bailiff of the county of Holstein-Pinneberg. The settlement was mostly composed of farmers and craftsmen. During the 1640s, it surpassed nearby Altona in size. It was annexed to Prussia in 1867, and the population rose rapidly: from 2,411 in 1840 to 37,738 in 1900.

It was later annexed to the city Altona, which in turn was due to the Greater Hamburg Act annexed to Hamburg in 1937.

According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter has a total area of 2.9 square kilometres (1 sq mi). The southern border to the quarter Waltershof is the river Elbe. The railway tracks of the city train is the north border to Bahrenfeld and the eastern border to the Altona-Altstadt quarter. In the West is the quarter Othmarschen.

In 2006 in the quarter Ottensen were living 32,757 people. The population density was 11,445 inhabitants per square kilometre (29,642/sq mi). 14.3% were children under the age of 18, and 12.7% were 65 years of age or older. 16.2% were immigrants. 1,863 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999 there were 18,959 households out of which 16.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 55.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.72.

In 2006 there were 3,558 criminal offences (109 crimes per 1,000 people).

There were 4 primary schools and 2 secondary schools in Ottensen.

The Altonaer Museum Norddeutsches Landesmuseum (Northern German country museum) is museum dedicated among other things to the history and culture of the coastal area of northern Germany. Founded in 1863 it is today located in the street Museumsstrasse near to the Hamburg-Altona railway station. The museum has 4 branches, the Altonaer Museum itself, the Jenisch Haus for art and culture in the Othmarschen quarter, the Rieck Haus in the quarter Curslack and the Heine Haus at Elbchaussee 23.