- Rotherbaum
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image_plan = HH-Rotherbaum-quarter.jpgRotherbaum is a quarter of
Eimsbüttel , a borough ofHamburg ,Germany . In 2006 the population was 16,853.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".
History
From 1946 to 1948, war crime trials were held by the
British Armed Forces in the "Curiohaus", [ [http://www.tourism-guide.org/c/curiohaus.html Curiohaus / Cultural monument (Hamburg) - Tourism-guide.org ] ] an office building which is named after Johann Carl Daniel Curio. Located in Rotherbaum's "Rothenbaumchaussee 15", it survived thebombing of Hamburg . Among others, subject of the "Curiohaus processes" wereFritz Knoechlein for theLe Paradis massacre , the SS-physicianAlfred Trzebinski from the Neuengamme concentration camp, Hamburg's famous football playerOtto Harder (sentenced to 15 years imprisonment)Citation |autor=Staff |title="Tull" Harder - Vom Idol zum Kriegsverbrecher |date=2002-06-26 |publisher=abendblatt.de |url=http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2002/06/26/40188.html | accessdate=2008-08-21 de icon] and the company "Tesch & Stabenow" which soldZyklon B . [KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme (Hrsg): Die frühen Nachkriegsprozesse. Bremen 1997 (Beiträge zur Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Verfolgung in Norddeutschland. Heft 3) ISBN 3-86108-322-1 de icon]Geography
In 2006, according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, Rotherbaum has a total area of 2.9 km². In the North is the quarter Harvesterhude. The southern border of Rotherbaum to the quarters Neustadt,
St. Pauli and Sternschanze is along the railway tracks of the city train. In the West is the quarter Eimsbüttel. In the East the lakeAußenalster is the border to the quarter St. Georg.Demographics
In 2006 in Rotherbaum were living 16,853 inhabitants. The population density was convert|5842|PD/sqkm|0|abbr=on. 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.Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]In 1999 there were 11,615 households, out of which 11.1% had children under 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. [Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)]
In 2006 there were 3,299 criminal offences (192 crimes per 1000 people). [State Investigation Bureaux (
Landeskriminalamt ), source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]Education
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 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school.Culture
ports
The main tennis court of the (former German Open)
Hamburg Masters tournament is located in the "Am Rothenbaum " stadium. [Rothenbaum Tennis Center [http://www.dtb-tennis.de/AmRothenbaum_en/9737.php?selected=9736] ]Infrastructure
Health systems
In Rotherbaum were 16 day-care centers for children, 142 physicians in private practice and 9 pharmacies.
Transportation
Rotherbaum is serviced by the
rapid transit system of the city train with the stations Hamburg Dammtor. Long distance trains are calling this station also. TheHamburg U-Bahn service the Hallerstraße station.According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Rotherbaum were 5,446 private cars registered (324 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)] There were 201 traffic accidents total, including 173 traffic accidents with damage to persons. [Traffic accident statistic, statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]
ee also
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Rothenbaum , the name of a Bohemian village which was destroyed after World War II when the German inhabitants were expelled in 1945.Notes
References
* [http://www.statistik-nord.de/fileadmin/regional/regional.php Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein] Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website de icon
External links
*de icon [http://fhh1.hamburg.de/fhh/behoerden/behoerde_fuer_inneres/statistisches_landesamt/profile/rotherbaum.htm Statistische Daten Rotherbaum]
*de icon [http://www.hamburg.de/suche.do?geo=hamburg&schnellsuche=Rotherbaum "Rotherbaum" auf Hamburg.de]
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