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Location of Wilhelmsburg
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| Coordinates:53°29′42″N10°00′40″E / 53.49500°N 10.01111°E /53.49500; 10.01111 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hamburg |
| City | Hamburg |
| Borough | Hamburg-Mitte |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.3 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 54,662 |
| • Density | 1,550/km2 (4,010/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Dialling codes | 040 |
| Vehicle registration | HH |
Wilhelmsburg (German pronunciation:[ˈvɪlhɛlmsˌbʊʁk]ⓘ;Low German:Willemsborg) is a quarter (Stadtteil) ofHamburg,Germany within the borough (Bezirk) ofHamburg-Mitte. It is situated on several islands between the Northern and Southern branches of theElbe river (Norderelbe andSüderelbe), together with the other quarters ofSteinwerder,Veddel andKleiner Grasbrook. The latter almost exclusively consists of facilities of theport of Hamburg. In 2020 the population was 53,064.
In 1642,George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg acquired three islets in the riverElbe and connected them by means of dams. The resultant island was named Wilhelmsburg in his honour.
In 1705, thePrincipality of Lüneburg passed on to theElectorate of Hanover, and Wilhelmsburg became part of the Hanoverian state, which then subsequently became thePrussianProvince of Hanover in 1866. In 1925, the Prussian authorities designated Wilhelmsburg as a city district, and merged it with nearbyHarburg two years later to form the city ofHarburg-Wilhelmsburg.
In 1937, Harburg-Wilhelmsburg, along with the cities from the PrussianProvince of Schleswig-Holstein,Altona andWandsbek, was annexed toHamburg in theGreater Hamburg Act.[2]
DuringWorld War II, the port of Hamburg and therefore Wilhelmsburg were targets of theair raids of the so-calledOperation Gomorrah. A subcamp to theNeuengamme concentration camp existed in Wilhelmsburg.[3]
On the night of February 16–17, 1962, Wilhelmsburg was widely flooded and seriously damaged by theNorth Sea flood.
On March 1, 2008, Wilhelmsburg was transferred from the borough Harburg to the borough Hamburg-Mitte by a Hamburg law.[4]
In 2006, according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Wilhelmsburg has a total area of 35.3 km2 (14 sq mi). Wihelmsburg borders in the north to the quartersSteinwerder,Kleiner Grasbrook andVeddel. In the east are the quartersSpadenland andOchsenwerder of theBergedorf borough. In the south are the quartersNeuland andHarburg of theHarburg borough and the state ofLower Saxony and in the west are the quartersMoorburg andAltenwerder of the Harburg borough.
In 2006, Wilhelmsburg had 49,132 inhabitants. The population density was 1,394/km2 (3,610/sq mi). 22.6% of the population were under the age of 18, and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older. 33.7% were resident aliens. 4,298 people were registered as unemployed.[5] In 1999 there were 21,345 households, out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 39.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.18.[6]
Population by year[5]
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 44,047 | 44,477 | 45,636 | 46,686 | 46,876 | 47,523 | 47,729 | 47,670 | 47,772 | 47,604 | 47,256 | 46,280 | 46,110 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| 46,125 | 47,180 | 47,857 | 47,847 | 48,322 | 48,957 | 49,132 |
In 2006, there were 7,204 criminal offences (147 crimes per 1,000 people).[7]
There were 8 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools in the quarter Wilhelmsburg and 52 physicians in private practice and 11 pharmacies.[8]
These are the results of Wilhelmsburg in theHamburg state election:
| State Election | SPD | Left | Greens | CDU | AfD | FDP | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.4 % | 22.5 % | 12.0 % | 10.4 % | 8.9 % | 1.2 % | 9.6 % |
| 2020 | 44.6 % | 17.7 % | 17.4 % | 5.9 % | 6.3 % | 1.9 % | 6.2 % |
| 2015 | 48.2 % | 14.8 % | 11.3 % | 9.0 % | 6.8 % | 3.7 % | 6.2 % |
| 2011 | 53.2 % | 10.8 % | 8.1 % | 15.3 % | – | 3.4 % | 9.2 % |
| 2008 | 43.6 % | 8.7 % | 5.6 % | 35.6 % | – | 2.6 % | 4.8 % |
| 2004 | 35.5 % | – | 6.1 % | 43.0 % | – | 1.6 % | 13.8 % |
| 2001 | 36.2 % | 0.3 % | 3.4 % | 19.1 % | – | 2.1 % | 38.9 % |
| 1997 | 41.8 % | 0.4 % | 6.7 % | 25.6 % | – | 1.8 % | 23.7 % |
| 1993 | 47.7 % | – | 7.2 % | 17.5 % | – | 2.4 % | 25.2 % |
| 1991 | 59.4 % | 0.2 % | 3.3 % | 28.0 % | – | 2.6 % | 6.5 % |
| 1987 | 58.4 % | – | 3.6 % | 33.5 % | – | 2.9 % | 1.6 % |
| 1986 | 55.7 % | – | 5.8 % | 34.3 % | – | 2.3 % | 1.9 % |
| Dec 1982 | 65.7 % | – | 3.9 % | 28.3 % | – | 1.3 % | 0.8 % |
| Jun 1982 | 56.3 % | – | 4.9 % | 33.3 % | – | 3.5 % | 2.0 % |
| 1978 | 66.7 % | – | 2.1 % | 26.5 % | – | 2.5 % | 2.2 % |
| 1974 | 60.5 % | – | – | 29.0 % | – | 7.1 % | 3.4 % |
| 1970 | 68.0 % | – | – | 24.1 % | – | 3.2 % | 4.7 % |
| 1966 | 72.4 % | – | – | 21.5 % | – | 3.3 % | 2.8 % |
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Parts of theport of Hamburg are located in Wilhelmsburg.
The hospitalWilhelmsburger Krankenhaus Groß Sand has 257 beds and a day care center forgeriatrics.[9]
Wilhelmsburg is serviced by therapid transit system of thecity train with theWilhelmsburg station.
The islands of Wilhelmsburg, Steinwerder, Veddel and Kleiner Grasbrook are connected via numerous bridges. The main connections to other parts of Hamburg are theHamburger Elbbrücken (Hamburg Elbe Bridges) which consist of theNorder- und Süderelbbrücken (Northern and Southern Elbe Bridges), that connect Wilhelmsburg with the City Center of Hamburg in the north and with the quarter ofHarburg in the south, theKattwyk-Bridge (world's largest vertical lift bridge) in the southwest and theKöhlbrand Bridge which is a major connection from Wilhelmsburg to the nearbymotorway 7 and theNew Elbe Tunnel in the northwest.
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Wilhelmsburg were 13,714 private cars registered (280 cars/1,000 people).[8]
Since 2007, the music and art festivalDockville takes place every year in summer.
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