Kirchwerder (German pronunciationⓘ) is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Bergedorf. It is located on the southeast border of Hamburg at the Elbe river.

Geography

Kirchwerder is a part of the Vierlande and is located at the Elbe river. Therefore it is highly endangered by storm floods.

Kircherwerder borders the quarters Ochsenwerder, Reitbrook and Neuengamme. In the south is Harburg in Lower Saxony. The place Fünfhausen is located in the west of Kirchwerder. Zollenspieker is at the Elbe river.

Politics

These are the results of Kirchwerder in the Hamburg state election:

State Election SPD CDU Greens AfD FDP Left Others
2020 40,6 % 23,6 % 13,2 % 08,3 % 04,5 % 04,1 % 05,7 %
2015 48,7 % 23,5 % 07,3 % 06,6 % 06,5 % 04,5 % 02,9 %
2011 44,2 % 35,4 % 06,6 % – 06,4 % 03,0 % 04,4 %
2008 24,3 % 59,7 % 05,2 % – 04,7 % 03,3 % 02,9 %
2004 22,5 % 63,1 % 06,0 % – 03,2 % – 05,2 %

Transport

Kirchwerder has no S-Bahn or U-Bahn station. However it has a large bus system.

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2020" (PDF). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 23 April 2021.