Poppenbüttel | |
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Location of Poppenbüttel in Hamburg
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 Location of Poppenbüttel | |
  Poppenbüttel  Poppenbüttel | |
| Coordinates:53°39′33″N10°5′5″E / 53.65917°N 10.08472°E /53.65917; 10.08472 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hamburg |
| City | Hamburg |
| Borough | Wandsbek |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 24,325 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Dialling codes | 040 |
| Vehicle registration | HH |
Poppenbüttel (German pronunciation:[pɔpn̩ˈbʏtl̩]ⓘ) is a quarter in the boroughWandsbek ofHamburg,Germany. In 2020 the population was 24,135.
Poppenbüttel became a part of Hamburg in 1937.DuringWorld War II there were working locations for the subcamp Sasel ofNeuengamme concentration camp in the quarter.[2]
According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter has a total area of 8.1 km2. To the northwest, Poppenbüttel borders on the state ofSchleswig-Holstein and the quarter Lemsahl-Mellingstedt, in the east is the quarter Sasel. In the south is the quarter Wellingsbüttel and in the southwest is the quarter Hummelsbüttel.
Poppenbüttel lies on both sides of the UpperAlster river and is clearly separated from its neighbouring boroughs by uninhabited green zones and protected landscapes preserving wet and, in places, boggy depressions, and watercourses. In the west theSusebek depression andRaakmoor region separate Poppenbüttel fromLangenhorn andHummelsbüttel; in the northwest the meadows on thePoppenbütteler Graben mark the border with the Schleswig-Holstein borough ofNorderstedt, in the north theMellingbek and Kupferteich delineate its boundary withLemsahl-Mellingstedt and in the south theAlster valley forms the boundary withWellingsbüttel. In the east, some of the settlements cross over intoSasel, but in other places they are also separated by the Alster valley .[3]
TheKupferteich, with a length of 900 metres was formed in the 14th century when the Mellingbek was impounded to create amill pond. It survived even after the mill disappeared. Today, the green zone around it is a local recreation area.
In the middle of Poppenbüttel lies the new development ofHamburg-Bau, built in 1975.
21,930 people were living in the quarter in 2006, the population density was 2,701 people per km2. 14.5% were children under the age of 18, and 30.4% were 65 years of age or older, 5.6% were immigrants. 413 people were registered as unemployed.[4] In 1999 there were 10,260 households and 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals.[5]
In 2006 there were 3 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in the quarter Poppenbüttel.[6]
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As of 2006 there were 92 physicians in private practice and 8 pharmacies.[6]
Poppenbüttel is serviced by therapid transit system of theunderground railway and theS-Bahn with several stations.Poppenbüttel railway station is a terminus for the line S1.
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), 10,581 private cars are registered in the quarter (484 cars/1000 people).[6]
From September 1944 to April 1945,Jewish women from the subcampHamburg-Sasel were forced to build houses in this quarter. The last existing house is located in Kritenbarg street, and is now a memorial.[7]
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