City Hamburg Postal codes 22547, 22549 Area 6.4 km² Dialling code 040 | State Hamburg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 040 | |
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Lurup is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. It was formerly an independent town. In 2006 the population was 33,459.
Contents
- Map of Lurup Hamburg Germany
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Population by year
- Education
- Sports
- Health systems
- Transportation
- References
Map of Lurup, Hamburg, Germany
History
In 1927 Lurup was merged into Altona, and in 1938 it was merged with Altona into Hamburg with the Greater Hamburg Act.
Geography
In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Lurup has a total area of 6.4 km².
The western border is the railway tracks of the city train to the quarter Eidelstedt of the borough Eimsbüttel. In the North is the state Schleswig-Holstein and in the East the quarter Osdorf. In the South is the border to the quarter Bahrenfeld.
Demographics
The population of Lurup was 33,459 in 2006. The population density was 5,247/km2 (13,590/sq mi). 19.7% were children under the age of 18, and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. 15.3% were resident aliens. 2,003 people were registered as unemployed and 9,997 were employees subject to social insurance contributions.
In 1999 the total number of households was 15,043 out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.14.
In 2006 there were 3,035 criminal offences (91 crimes per 1000 people).
Population by year
The population is counted by the residential registration office for 31 December each year.
Education
There were 5 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools with 3,343 pupils in the quarter.
Sports
The sports club SV Lurup with a soccer department in the Oberliga Nord (2007/2008) has its home ground in the Jonny Arfert arena at the street Flurstrasse.
Health systems
In Lurup were 22 day care centers for children and also 32 physicians in private practice and 5 pharmacies.
Transportation
Lurup is serviced by the rapid transit system of the city train with the station Elbgaustrasse on the border to Eidelstedt . Public transport is mainly provided by buses. Between 1955 and 1973 Lurup was connected to the Hamburg tram (Lines 1 and 11).
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 11,707 private cars registered (353 cars/1000 people). There were 152 traffic accidents total, including 121 traffic accidents with damage to persons.