Alsterdorf

Alsterdorf is a quarter in the Hamburg-Nord borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. The name has its origin after the river Alster which become later the dams Außenalster and Binnenalster in the center of Hamburg. In 2006 the population was 12,955.

History

Around 1803 the settlement became Hamburg's property.

Geography

In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Alsterdorf has a total area of . The river Alster floating from Northeast to Southwest is the border to the Groß Borstel quarter in the West. In the South Alsterdorf borders to Winterhude quarter. In the East is the Quarter Ohlsdorf.

Parts of the large Ohlsdorf Cemetery (Ohlsdorfer Friedhof ) belongs to the quarter Alsterdorf.

Demographics

In 2006 in the quarter Alsterdorf were living 12,955 people. The population density was . 14.2% were children under the age of 18, and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. 11.6% were resident aliens. 467 people were registered as unemployed.

In 1999 there were 6,508 households out of which 15.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 54.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.77.

Population by year

1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
12,455	12,487	12,551	12,563	12,520	12,449	12,622	12,577	12,476	12,209	12,027	11,847	11,827

2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
12,180	12,379	12,480	12,723	12,825	12,872	12,955

In 2006 there were 1,283 criminal offences (99 crimes per 1,000 people).

There were 1 elementary school and 2 secondary schools in the quarter Alsterdorf and 30 physicians in private practice and 5 pharmacies.

Sports

Until the opening of the Color Line Arena in 2002, the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle was the largest indoor sports venue in Hamburg, serving also as a hall for concerts, trade fairs and others.

Transportation

Alsterdorf is serviced by the rapid transit system of the underground railway . According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 4,847 private cars registered (377 cars/1000 people).