St. Georg, Hamburg
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| Quarter of Hamburg | |
Street cafe in the street Lange Reihe
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 St. Georg
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Location of St. Georg in the city of Hamburg
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| Coordinates: 53°33′11″N 10°0′55″E / 53.55306°N 10.01528°ECoordinates: 53°33′11″N 10°0′55″E / 53.55306°N 10.01528°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hamburg |
| City | Hamburg |
| Borough | Hamburg-Mitte |
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| • Total | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| Population (31.12.2006) | |
| • Total | 10,551 |
| • Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Dialling codes | 040 |
| Vehicle registration | HH |
St. Georg (Sankt Georg; German pronunciation: [ˌzaŋkt ˈɡeːɔrk]) is a central quarter in the borough Hamburg-Mitte of Hamburg, Germany. In 2006 the population was 10,551.
In 1410 the articles 17 and 18 of a contract (Rezeß) between the Senate and the citizens were regulating the accommodation of the patients in the hospital St. Georg (S. Georg / Suente Juergens). This hospital still exists as the Asklepios Klinik St. Georg.
In 1868 the suburb St. Georg became official part of Hamburg, including the hospital for epidemic plague.
St. Georg is south-east to the artificial lake Außenalster, which is the border to the borough Eimsbüttel. According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the urban quarter has a total area of 1.8 km².
Parts of the quarter St. Georg are ranked as a good address by the office of city development and environment of Hamburg. The central situation of St. Georg and many places of nightlife, street cafes and shops is the source for the gentrification in this quarter since the 1980s. The city of Hamburg and the borough Hamburg-Mitte have special programs to change this quarter.
Because of lots of gay owned and gay friendly nightclubs, cafes and shops, St. Georg is also considered as Hamburgs main scene for gays and lesbians. In the street Lange Reihe is the starting point of Hamburg's annual Christopher Street Day parade.
In 2006 in the quarter St. Georg were living 10,551 people. 9.2% were children under the age of 18, and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older. 31.4% were immigrants. 629 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999 there were 6,882 households and 67.8% of all households were made up of individuals.
The Domkirche St. Marien (English: St. Mary's Cathedral) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in St. Georg. The present building dates from the 1890s.
The main campus of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences is at the street Berliner Tor.
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