Winterhude

Winterhude was first mentioned in the 13th century,Sparmann 1968, p. 401 but archeological findings of tools, weapons and grave-mounds were dated to 1700 BC and 700 BC.Schindler 1960, S. 284 et sqq.

During World War II the port of Hamburg and therefore Winterhude were targets of the air raids of the so-called Operation Gomorrah.

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In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the Winterhude quarter has a total area of 7.6 km². To the north is the Alsterdorf quarter and the Barmbek-Nord quarter is in the east. In the west are the Eppendorf and the Harvestehude quarters and in the south are the Uhlenhorst and Barmbek-Süd quarters.

The City Park of Hamburg (Hamburger Stadtpark) is located within Winterhude.

In 2007, the population of the Winterhude quarter was 48,799. The population density was {{convert|6439|PD/sqkm|0}}. 10.6% were children under the age of 18, and 15% were 65 years of age or older. 11,8% were immigrants. 1,684 people were registered as unemployed.Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007) In 1999, there were 31,732 households, and 60.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.61.Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)

Population by year

In 2007 there were 4,622 criminal offences (95/1000 people).

In 2006 there were 6 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in the Winterhude quarter with 3,959 pupils.Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)

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Established in 1956, the Consulate-General of the Republic of Indonesia is located in the quarter.{{citation |title=List of the Consular corps, the trade missions, cultural institutes and international institutes in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg |pages=13 and 38|language=de}} The Consulate-General of the Islamic Republic of Iran was established in 1858 and is also located in the street Bebelallee.{{citation |title=List of the Consular corps, the trade missions, cultural institutes and international institutes in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg |pages=14 and 38|language=de}}

The hospital Israelitisches Krankenhaus has 180 beds.{{citation |title=Hospitals in Hamburg |url=http://www.hamburg.de/contentblob/780282/data/bettenuebersicht.pdf |access-date=2008-02-28 |publisher=Behörde für Soziales, Familie, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz Ministry of Social Affairs, Family Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection |date=2008-01-01|language=de}}

There were 32 day-care centers for children, 156 physicians in private practice and 16 pharmacies.

Winterhude is serviced by the rapid transit system of the underground railway with several stations: Sierichstraße, Borgweg und Saarlandstraße (yellow line U3), Hudtwalkerstraße and Lattenkamp (blue line U1) . According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Winterhude were 15,992 private cars registered (328 cars/1000 people).Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007)

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• [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 lang|de}}
• List of the Consular corps, the trade missions, cultural institutes and international institutes in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg: {{citation |title=Liste des Konsularkorps sowie der Handelsvertretungen, der kulturellen Institute und der internationalen Institutionen in der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg |publisher=Senate of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Chancellery of the Senate |year=2008 |url=http://www.hamburg.de/contentblob/201604/data/konsularliste.pdf |language=de}}
• {{citation |last=Sparmann |first=Friedrich |title=Links und rechts der Oberalster; eine kleine Heimatkunde |location=Hamburg |publisher=Verlag der Gesellschaft der Freunde des Vaterländischen Schul- und Erziehungswesens |year=1968 |OCLC=13102927|language=de}}
• {{citation |last=Schindler |first=Reinhard |year=1960 |title=Die Bodenaltertümer der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg Veröffentlichungen des Museums für Hamburgische Geschichte |volume=Bd. 1 |location=Hamburg |publisher=H. Christians |OCLC=24449473|language=de}}

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