Rothenburgsort (German pronunciationⓘ) is a quarter (German: Stadtteil) in the Hamburg-Mitte borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. In December 2020, the population was 9,043.[1]

History

Memorial to victims of the Bombing of Hamburg in World War II

Geography

The quarter is situated in the south-east center of Hamburg. It borders with the Hamburg quarters of Billbrook, Hammerbrook, Hamm, HafenCity, Veddel, and Wilhelmsburg in the Hamburg-Mitte borough; Moorfleet, Spadenland, and Tatenberg in the Bergedorf borough.

Demographics

In 2006 the population of the Rothenburgsort quarter was 8660 with 15.8% being children under the age of 18, and 16.7% being 65 years of age or older. Resident aliens were 27.5% of the population. 552 people were registered as unemployed. The population density was 1,165/km2 (3,017/sq mi).[2]

In 1999 there were 4,324 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 48.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.05.[3]

Notable residents

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2020" (PDF). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ Residents registration office, source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)
  3. ^ Source: statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)
  4. ^ Gutsch, Jochen-Martin; Per Hinrichs; Susanne Koelbl; Gunther Latsch; Sven Röbel; Andreas Ulrich (2008-05-27). "The High Price of Freedom". Der Spiegel. Translated by Christopher Sultan. p. 1. Retrieved 2019-11-30. Obeidi started a business selling used buses in Rothenburgsort, a Hamburg neighborhood. [...] The family lived on another street in the same neighborhood[...] - Original German version: "Eigentum des Mannes". - PDF page

References

External links

Media related to Rothenburgsort at Wikimedia Commons