Horn, Hamburg

History

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

Geography

Horn is located in the eastern part of the city of Hamburg and belongs to the Hamburg-Mitte borough. In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 sq mi). To the north is the Marienthal quarter of the Wandsbek borough and the Billstedt quarter is to the east. To the west are the quarters Hamm-Nord, Hamm-Mitte and Hamm-Süd; to the south is the Billbrook quarter.

Demographics

In 2007 the population of the Horn quarter was 36,890. The population density was 6,273 inhabitants per square kilometre (16,247/sq mi). 15.5% were children under the age of 18, and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. 22.5% were immigrants. 2,765 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999 there were 19.604 households, and 51% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.82.

In 2007 there were 4,237 criminal offences (115/1000 people).

Population by year

Education

In 2006 there were 5 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools in the Horn quarter with 3,894 pupils.

Sport

The Deutsches Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race at Hamburg-Horn Racecourse, and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

Health systems

In 2007 there were not less than 16 day-care centers for children, 44 physicians in private practices and 8 pharmacies.

Transportation

Horn is serviced by the rapid transit system of the underground railway with the stations: Horner Rennbahn and Legienstraße (line U2 since the Change of the Lines). According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Horn were 9,310 private cars registered (252 cars/1000 people) in 2007 and 131 traffic accidents.