Blankenese

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Blankenese is a former independent town, now a suburban quarter in the borough Altona in the western part of Hamburg (Germany). It is located on right bank of the Elbe river. In 2006 the population was 13,011.

History

In 1060, Archbishop Adalbert of Bremen build a provost's residence at the site of an older settlement at the hill "Süllberg". Later the counts of Holstein build a castle. Both were destroyed through Hamburg.Hamburger Abendblatt: [http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2002/06/26/40197.html Blankenese - Wohnen am Hang] June 26, 2002 http://abendblatt.de Accessed August 11, 2008 de icon]

Until 1927 Blankenese had been an independent town in Holstein. It was merged into the town Altona by law. In 1938 Altona was merged into Hamburg with the Greater Hamburg Act.

Origin of the name

Blankenese comes from the Low German "blanc ness", meaning "white promontory" in the Elbe river.

Geography

In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Blankenese has a total area of 8.3 km². Blankenese is located south of Sülldorf, west of Rissen and east of Nienstedten. To the south is the river Elbe. For this reason, Blankenese is an upper-class district with a rich population.

Demographics

In 2006 in the quarter Blankenese were living 13,011 people. The population density was convert|1577|PD/sqkm|0|abbr=on. 16.7% were children under the age of 18, and 24.2% were 65 years of age or older. 10.2% were immigrants. 189 people were registered as unemployed. [Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)] In 1999 there were 6,990 households out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 47.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.97. [Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)]

Education

There were 3 elementary schools and the 3 secondary schools "Gymnasium Willhöden", "Gymnasium Blankenese" and "Gesamtschule Blankenese".

Infrastructure

A local office of the main district office Altona called Customer Centre Blankenese is located "Sülldorfer Kirchenweg". "Mit Hamburg verbunden 2007/2008" a reference book by the government agency of finance de icon] The local quarter court "Amtsgericht Hamburg-Blankenese" is located "Dormienstrasse".

The Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Morocco (Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah) established in Hamburg in 1960 is located in the street "In de Bargen". [List of the Consular corps, the trade missions, cultural institutes and international institutes in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Senate of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Chancellery of the Senate (April 2008)]

Health systems

The hospital "Tabea GmbH", located "Kösterbergstrasse", has 32 beds and is specialized for hip and knee surgery and varicose vein surgery. [Hospitals in Hamburg 2006, government agency for social affairs, family affairs, health and environment [http://www.krankenhaeuser.hamburg.de website] de icon]

There were also 73 physicians in private practice and 5 pharmacies.

Transportation

Blankenese is serviced by the rapid transit system of the S-Bahn with the Blankenese station and several buses of the public transport organisation. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 6,333 private cars registered (486 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]

Twin towns

*flagicon|Denmark Gladsaxe, Denmark (since 1962)

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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

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