Rissen

Infobox German Location Subdivision
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area = 16.6
population = 14493
pop_date = 31-12-2006
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Rissen is a quarter in the westernmost of Hamburg (Germany). Rissen belongs to the borough Altona.

History

Rissen was first officially mentioned in 1255, being named "Risne". For centuries, Rissen was part of Holstein-Pinneberg and was thus a part of today's Schleswig-Holstein area. In 1789, the local government bought the part of Rissen which is called "Klövensteen" and let it become a large forest. Until now, this forest is still called "Staatsforst Klövensteen" - "Staatsforst" means "forest area of the state". Yet in the 19th century, the locally well-known shipowner Godeffroy bought a remarkably big part of area and dedicated it to become his personal hunting grounds.In 1927, Rissen became a part of the city Altona which was souvereign until 1938. In that year, Altona was declared by law to become a part of the city of Hamburg. As a consequence, also Rissen has been a district of Hamburg from that year on.

Geography

In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Rissen has a total area of 16.6 km². It shares borders with the federal state Schleswig-Holstein in the northern and the western direction and with Hamburg's quarters Sülldorf and Blankenese in the eastern direction. To the south, the river Elbe forms a natural border. South of the river, the areas belong to the German federal state of Lower Saxony. Rissen is situated on the right bank of the river.

From south to the north, Rissen is about three times as long as from the west to the east.In the north of Rissen, a large forested area, the so-called "Klövensteen" is positioned which is commonly a popular place for recreational activities like walking, jogging, riding, etc.

Demographics

In 2006 in the quarter Rissen were living 14,493 people. The population density was 971 people per km². 16.5% were children under the age of 18, and 28.7% were 65 years of age or older. 6.1% were immigrants. 312 people were registered as unemployed. [Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)] In 1999 there were 7,185 households out of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 42.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.05. [Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)]

Education

There were 2 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools in the quarter Rissen.

Infrastructure

The Honorary Consulate of Haiti established in Hamburg 1951 is located in the street "Tinsdaler Kirchenweg 275 a". [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 "Asklepios Westklinikum Hamburg" is a general hospital with 452 beds located in the street Suurheid 20. The hospital was former a red cross and freemasonry hospital. The hospital has 9 departments, including among others internal medicine, surgery, urology, anaesthetics and intensive care and ambulant surgery. The hospital has also 78 day care places for psychiatric problems. [Hospitals in Hamburg, side 12]

23 physicians in private practice, 5 pharmacies and 8 day care centers for children were registered in 2006.

Transportation

Rissen is serviced by the rapid transit system of the S-Bahn with the a station. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in Rissen were 6,689 private cars registered (465 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]

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 (in german)
* Hospitals in Hamburg 2006, Government Agency for Social Affairs, Family Affairs, Health and Environment of Hamburg [http://www.krankenhaeuser.hamburg.de website] de icon

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