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About Hamburg

Population

1,805,316 in city
4,014,800 in metro

Size

755 km² (292 mi²)

Altitude

16 m

With 1,7 million inhabitants, Hamburg is the second largest city in the Federal Republic of Germany. In one respect, however, Hamburg takes first place: it is one of the greenest cities in Germany. High quality of life and a well-developed transport network are of great importance to Hamburg´s attractiveness as a centre for industry and commerce. Citizens of Hamburg and tourists can enjoy the many recreation and leisure areas in and around Hamburg: the Elbe, the Lüneburg Heath, the lakes in Holstein and Mecklenburg and the beaches of the North and Baltic Seas. Hamburg features one of the world's major aircraft construction sites, Airbus Industries (EADS) in Finkenwerder, and has just begun developing a former harbour area of 155ha as additional city space, the HafenCity zone, which will be Hamburg's main architectural challenge for the next 20 years.

Zones

City Nord (17), City Süd (43), HafenCity (126), Harburger Binnenhafen (33)

Boroughs

Altona (109), Bergedorf (38), Eimsbüttel (97), Hamburg-Mitte (530), Hamburg-Nord (65), Harburg (46), Wandsbek (39)

Metro Cities

Ahrensburg, Bad Oldesloe, Bad Segeberg, Brunsbüttel, Buchholz, Buxtehude, Dannenberg, Elmshorn, Geesthacht, Glückstadt, Hamburg, Itzehoe, Kaltenkirchen, Lüneburg, Mölln, Norderstedt, Pinneberg, Quickborn, Ratzeburg, Reinbek, Schenefeld, Seevetal, Soltau, Stade, Uelzen, Uetersen, Walsrode, Wedel, Winsen, Zeven

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
1,029	All Buildings
955	existing
12	under construction
14	planned
22	unbuilt
26	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Kamin Steinkohlekraftwerk Moorburg	449 ft	2015
2	Rathaus	367 ft	1897
3	Elbphilharmonie	361 ft	2016
4	Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg	354 ft	1973
5	Mundsburg Turm I	333 ft	1973

Building types

No.	Type
618	low-rise building
272	high-rise building
23	windmill
21	bridge
15	church
12	skyscraper
8	mast (wired)
8	chimney
7	house
6	hall
5	mast (framework)
4	stadium
4	building with towers
4	telecommunications tower
4	subterranean building
3	industrial framework
3	lighthouse
2	open-air structure
2	tunnel
2	monument
2	airport tower
1	sculpture
1	mosque
1	sluice
1	clock/bell tower

Other buildings

No.	Type
5	Famous buildings
37	Buildings with construction images