Ottensen | |
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 Ottenser Hauptstraße (pedestrian area) | |
Location of the quarter Ottensen in Hamburg  | |
  Ottensen  Ottensen | |
| Coordinates:53°33′14″N9°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 (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 35,469 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Dialling codes | 040 |
| Vehicle registration | HH |
Ottensen (German pronunciationⓘ) (old name:Ottenhusen) is a former town located inHamburg,Germany in theAltona borough on the right bank of theElbe river. It is a now one of the104 quarters of Hamburg.
The first record of Ottensen dates from 1310. In 1390, it became the seat of the bailiff of the county ofHolstein-Pinneberg. The settlement was mostly composed of farmers and craftsmen. During the 1640s, it surpassed nearbyAltona in size. It was annexed toPrussia 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, due to theGreater Hamburg Act, was 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 riverElbe. The railway tracks of thecity train is the north border toBahrenfeld and the eastern border to the Altona-Altstadt quarter. In the West is the quarterOthmarschen.
In 2006, 32,757 people were registered as living in the quarter Ottensen . 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.[2] 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.[3]
In 2006 there were 3,558 criminal offences (109 crimes per 1,000 people).[4]
There were 4 primary schools and 2 secondary schools in Ottensen.[5]
TheAltonaer Museum Norddeutsches Landesmuseum (Northern German country museum) is museum dedicated among other things to the history and culture of the coastal area ofnorthern Germany. Founded in 1863, it is today located in the streetMuseumsstrasse near to theHamburg-Altona railway station. The museum has 4 branches, theAltonaer Museum itself, theJenisch Haus for art and culture in theOthmarschen quarter, theRieck Haus in the quarter Curslack and theHeine Haus atElbchaussee 23.[6]
TheAltonaer Theater is located in the street Museumsstrasse 17. It was founded 1876 asAltonaer Stadttheater at the street Königstrasse. In 1943 destroyed, a new location was found in the school Museumsstrasse. In 1954 theAltonaer Theater was reopened there with Hans Fitze as the theatre manager. In 1994 the theatre closed due to financial problems. In 1995 the theatre was reopened and play until today.[7]
The smaller stageThalia an der Gaußstraße of the HamburgThalia Theater is located in Ottensen.
In Ottensen are two small park areas,Donnerspark andRathenaupark.
Thefootball clubFC Teutonia Ottensen is one of several sports associations using the facilities in Ottensen.
TheAltonaer Kinderkrankenhaus is a hospital for children with 195 beds located Bleickenallee 36.[8] TheAsklepios Klinik Wandsbek has a day care facility for psychiatric problems in the Bülowstr. 8.[9]
In Ottensen were 32 day care centers for children and also 130 physicians in private practice and 11 pharmacies.[5]
Ottensen is serviced by therapid transit system of thecity train (Ottensen S-Bahn Station). The quarter is connected with the national and international railway system through theHamburg-Altona station.
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 9,894 private cars registered (305 cars/1000 people).[5] There were 133 traffic accidents total, including 105 traffic accidents with damage to persons.[10]
The section history is based on the corresponding article from the German Wikipedia, accessed on 25 February 2007
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