Country Germany City Hamburg Dialling codes 040 Area 17 km² Dialling code 040 | State Hamburg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Vehicle registration HH Borough Hamburg-Mitte | |
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Billstedt is a quarter in the borough Hamburg-Mitte, in the eastern part of Hamburg, Germany. In 2007, the population was 68,936, it was the second-most populous quarter.
Contents
- Map of Billstedt Hamburg Germany
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Education
- Health systems
- Transportation
- Recreation
- References
Map of Billstedt, Hamburg, Germany
History
Schifbeck, Öjendorff, Steinbeck and Schlem are the old settlements.
Geography
In 2006, according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the Billstedt quarter had a total area of 17 km². To the north is the Jenfeld quarter of the Wandsbek borough. The municipalities Barsbüttel and Oststeinbek in the German state Schleswig-Holstein are to the east. To the west are the quarters Horn and Billbrook, to the south is the Lohbrügge quarter of the Bergedorf borough.
Demographics
In 2007, the population of the Billstedt quarter was 68,936. The population density was 4,056 inhabitants per square kilometre (10,505/sq mi). 19.7% were children under the age of 18, and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. 22.5% were immigrants. 5,274 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999, there were 32,336 households, and 39% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.14.
Population by year
In 2007 there were 9,626 criminal offences (140/1000 people).
Education
In 2006, there were 10 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools in the Billstedt quarter with 3,894 pupils.
Health systems
In 2007, there were 36 day-care centers for children, 84 physicians in private practices and 12 pharmacies.
Transportation
The motorway Bundesautobahn 1 and the road Bundesstrasse 5 run through the quarter. Billstedt is serviced by the rapid transit system of the underground railway with the several stations for the line U2
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Billstedt were 19,998 private cars registered (290 cars/1000 people) in 2007 and 258 traffic accidents.
Recreation
Located in the part Öjendorf is the lake Öjendorfer See.