Winterhude
# Winterhude

Winterhude (German pronunciation (help·info)) is a quarter in the ward Hamburg-Nord of Hamburg, Germany. As of 2020 the population was 56,382.

## History

Winterhude was first mentioned in the 13th century, but archeological findings of tools, weapons and grave-mounds were dated to 1700 BC and 700 BC.

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

## Geography

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.

## Demographics

In 2007, the population of the Winterhude quarter was 48,799. The population density was 6,439 inhabitants per square kilometre (16,677/sq mi). 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. 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.

Population by year

| 1709 | 1810 | 1811 | 1834 | 1838 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 | 238 | 242 | 325 | 380 |
| 1939 | 1950 | 1961 | 1970 | 1980 |
| 65,937 | 90,623 | 79,235 | 61,899 | 50,787 |
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 47,225 | 46,988 | 47,236 | 47,767 | 48,404 | 49,460 | 49,449 | 49,819 | 49,040 | 49,192 | 48,536 | 48,536 | 48,756 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| 48,653 | 48,469 | 48,421 | 48,610 | 48,532 | 48,602 | 49,018 | 48,799 |

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

## Education

In 2006 there were 6 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in the Winterhude quarter with 3,959 pupils.

## Infrastructure

Established in 1956, the Consulate-General of the Republic of Indonesia is located in the quarter. The Consulate-General of the Islamic Republic of Iran was established in 1858 and is also located in the street Bebelallee.

### Health systems

The hospital Israelitisches Krankenhaus has 180 beds.

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

### Transportation

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).

