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26-529: Harvestehude borders the quarters of Rotherbaum , Eimsbüttel , and Hoheluft-West , all within the Eimsbüttel borough, as well as Hoheluft-Ost , Eppendorf , and Winterhude in the neighbouring Hamburg-Nord borough. Harvestehude is located on a Geest ridge west of the Außenalster. To the north the canal of Isebekkanal separates Harvestehude of Hoheluft-Ost and Eppendorf. The name is derived from

52-651: A geest slope above the Elbe. Districts bordering Neustadt are (starting clockwise in the West/North-west): St. Pauli , Rotherbaum , Altstadt and HafenCity . For statistical and planning purposes, Neustadt has four designated localities ( German : Ortsteile ) and quarters (German: Viertel , or specifically used in Hamburg: Quartier ); however not recognized as administrative subdivisions. On its western and north-western borders, Neustadt

78-399: Is encircled by " Ring 1 " (Holstenwall, Gorch-Fock-Wall, Esplanade), an 1880s-built ring road continuing into Altstadt . Ludwig-Erhard-Straße is a 1960s-built thoroughfare and part of Bundesstraße 4 , crossing Neustadt midway from East to West. Other notable streets are most of the shopping streets around Jungfernstieg and Gänsemarkt , and a couple of streets between St. Michaelis and

104-746: Is one of the inner-city districts of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg , Germany . By 1529, Hamburg was firmly anchored in Lutheran Reformation and had successfully managed to divert its trade away from the Baltic to more dynamic markets along the Atlantic. Hamburg's economy boomed, between 1526 and 1551 the state budget tripled, and the Hanseatic city had become a major trade and capital market. Meanwhile, persecution of Protestants in

130-788: Is the building at Alsterufer street #27, built by Martin Haller —the architect of the Hamburg Rathaus —the building was later owned by Anton Riedemann, the founder of Deutsch-Amerikanischen Petroleum-Gesellschaft ; later Esso . As of 2009, the Consulate General of the United States in Hamburg used the building. From 1946 to 1948, war crime trials were held by the British Armed Forces in

156-764: The Curiohaus , an office building which is named after Johann Carl Daniel Curio. Located in Rotherbaum's Rothenbaumchaussee 15 , it survived the bombing of Hamburg . Among others, subject of the Curiohaus processes were Fritz Knoechlein for the Le Paradis massacre , the SS-physician Alfred Trzebinski from the Neuengamme concentration camp , Hamburg's famous football player Otto Harder (sentenced to 15 years imprisonment) and

182-616: The Low Countries , other parts of Germany, Portugal , Spain and various other parts of Europe caused an immense influx of religious refugees into Hamburg. Between 1500 and 1600, the population of Hamburg tripled to 40,000, surpassing Lübeck as largest German port city. In advance of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), the Hamburg Senate commissioned Dutch military engineer Johan van Valckenburgh to strengthen

208-912: The city's parliament in 1685. Other notable churches in Neustadt include four Nordic missions to seafarers: the Danish Seamen's Church Abroad (Benedikte), the Finnish Seamen's Mission , the Norwegian Church Abroad , and the Church of Sweden Abroad ( Gustav Adolf ), and the Anglican Church of England (St. Thomas Becket). Up until the late 19th and early 20th century, Neustadt was famous for its many "Gängeviertel": quarters with narrow alleys (Low German: Gänge ). However, due to unsustainable hygienic conditions, by

234-500: The old town ( Alstadt ) east of the Alster River with the two new city-gates out west. Each of these three streets was given a market square at half distance: Gänsemarkt in the northern Neustadt, Schaarmarkt in the southern Neustadt, and Großneumarkt in the very center. The northern Neustadt around Gänsemarkt became a quarter of the wealthy and well-off citizens. Later this area also developed into Hamburg's opera district,

260-565: The (former German Open) Hamburg Masters tournament is located in the Am Rothenbaum stadium. Though it is named after the Rotherbaum area, it is officially located in the neighbouring Harvestehude quarter. The hockey club, Club an der Alster , has facilities in Rotherbaum. Sportplatz at Rothenbaum , which was opened in 1910, was the stadium used by Hamburger SV and later by their amateur team and for promotion play-offs at

286-680: The 1960s most of the Gängeviertel were demolished. Neustadt is bordered by Binnenalster and Alster (i.e. Alsterfleet) to the East, Elbe to the South, and the former Wallanlagen (now made up by a string of parks) to the West and North-west; among those: Planten un Blomen . Except for the blocks around Fleetinsel and the Alster's canals in the eastern part of the district, most of Neustadt lies on

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312-472: The 1960s most of them were demolished. The Krameramtsstuben (Grocers' Apartments) are one of a few preserved examples of that time. At Rademachergang stands a fountain, dedicated to Hans Hummel (1787–1854), a former water carrier and one of Hamburg's beloved "Original(e)" (character(s)). The Alsterarkaden is an open arcade , spanning some 200 m along the entire North-west side of Kleine Alster . Designed by Alexis de Chateauneuf (1799–1853) and built in

338-654: The Elbe's embankment at Baumwall and Vorsetzen. Important squares in Neustadt include Johannes-Brahms-Platz, Gänsemarkt, Großneumarkt, Millerntorplatz, Schaarmarkt, Sievekingplatz, Stephansplatz, and Zeughausmarkt. Like neighboring Altstadt , Neustadt is packed with landmarks and cultural heritage. The single most important landmark in Neustadt is the Church of St. Michaelis (St. Michael's), one of Hamburg's five Lutheran main-churches ( Hauptkirchen ). St. Michaelis became Neustadt's Lutheran parish in 1647, however only granted political rights in 1677, and permitted as college to

364-546: The Hallerstraße U1 (blue line) station. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Rotherbaum were 5,446 private cars registered (324 cars/1000 people). There were 201 traffic accidents total, including 173 traffic accidents with damage to persons. Neustadt, Hamburg Neustadt ( German: [ˈnɔʏʃtat] ; lit.   ' New town ' )

390-718: The Sophie-Barat-Schule. The Talmud Tora Schule, which was established in 1805, closed in 1942, and re-opened in 2002, is located in Rotherbaum. Wilhelm-Gymnasium was located in Rotherbaum from 1885 to 1945. Education Center Calmfidence Academy is also located in Rothenbaum One of the leading Universities for Music and Theatre in Europe Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg is also located in Rothenbaum The main tennis court of

416-554: The age of 18 living with them and 63.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.57. In 2006, there were 3,299 criminal offences (192 crimes per 1000 people). The campuses of the University of Hamburg and the University of Music and Drama of Hamburg are located in Rotherbaum. In 2006, there were also one elementary school, the Grundschule Turmweg, and one secondary school,

442-444: The area around Jungfernstieg eventually developed into an elegant shopping district. In contrast, many parts of the southern Neustadt became shady quarters of the port 's workers. Up until the late 19th and early 20th century, Neustadt was famous for its many "Gängeviertel": quarters with narrow alleys (Low German: Gänge ). In 1893 Neustadt was ravaged by a Cholera epidemic. Due to continuing, unsustainable hygienic conditions, by

468-431: The city's defenses. The new Hamburg Ramparts ( Wallanlagen ) were also meant to meet demand for additional space to be within the city. When completed in 1626, the ramparts enclosed all of Altstadt , plus an almost equally large area west of it: the so-called Neustadt. Neustadt was laid out in a mostly rectangular street grid , though not much of that is recognizable today. Additionally, three principal streets connected

494-454: The company Tesch & Stabenow which sold Zyklon B . In 2006, according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, Rotherbaum had a total area of 2.9 km . To the North the quarter Harvestehude is located. The southern boundaries of Rotherbaum to the quarters Neustadt , St. Pauli and Sternschanze are formed by the railway tracks of the city train . In the West

520-496: The end of each season, until the stadium was demolished in 1994. Directly at the artificial Außenalster lake is the Consulate General of the United States . In Rotherbaum were 16 day-care centers for children, 142 physicians in private practice and 9 pharmacies. Rotherbaum is serviced by the rapid transit system of the city train with the stations Hamburg Dammtor , located in the homonymous place . Long distance trains also stop at this station. The Hamburg U-Bahn service

546-486: The former name of the local St. John's Monastery, Herwardeshude , which had been located in Altona near today's street and small stream of Pepermölenbek at least since 1246. Herward was a common name in the 12th and 13th century, so it is assumed that the name means a stockyard near a ferry dock ( Hude ), which was founded by a man called Herward. Later, in 1295, the monastery moved to today's Harvestehude area, transferring

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572-478: The monastery's name to the new area. Hamburg history writer Otto Beneke noticed that the place was also called Herbstehude by some, which was according to him indeed correct, because Herbst ( autumn ) translates to Harvest in Low German . In 1530, the monastery was demolished, and the area came under municipal administration. Contrary to what its name suggests, the church of St. John's Harvestehude , which

598-536: The quarter Eimsbüttel can be found. In the East the lake Außenalster marks the boundaries to the quarter of St. Georg . In 2006, 16,853 inhabitants were living in Rotherbaum. The population density was 5,842/km (15,131/sq mi). 11.3% were children under the age of 18, and 13.7% were 65 years of age or older. 22.6% were immigrants. 503 people were registered as unemployed and 4,866 were employees subject to social insurance contributions. In 1999, there were 11,615 households, out of which 11.1% had children under

624-649: The year after the Great Fire (1842), it was one of the first buildings in the redeveloped urban ensemble between Jungfernstieg and Rathausmarkt . Today they are center of the Passagenviertel. The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court ( Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht , HansOLG) was founded in 1879 as the common supreme court of the three Hanseatic and republican city-states of Bremen (part of HansOLG until 1947), Hamburg (sole user today) and Lübeck (part of HansOLG until 1937). The courthouse at Wallanlagen

650-474: Was 17,114. In German , "roter Baum" means red tree . The "th", which in general was abolished in the spelling reform of 1900, was preserved in names. Depending on grammatical context, it might also be spelled with n as Rothenbaum . Since 1800, distinguished and rich Hamburg citizens built the mansions at the bank of the Außenalster lake, to move from the city to a better surrounding area. An example

676-513: Was built 1880-82, is today located in the neighbouring Rotherbaum quarter. Conversely, the Tennis court Am Rothenbaum and the NDR broadcasting center ("Funkhaus am Rothenbaum") are located in the quarter of Harvestehude. Hamburg state elections : Rotherbaum Rotherbaum ( German pronunciation ) is a quarter of Eimsbüttel , a borough of Hamburg , Germany . In 2020, the population

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