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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 (44), HafenCity (127), Harburger Binnenhafen (35)

Boroughs

Altona (119), Bergedorf (80), Eimsbüttel (106), Hamburg-Mitte (561), Hamburg-Nord (79), Harburg (29), Wandsbek (44)

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
1,111	All Buildings
1,012	existing
6	under construction
13	planned
23	unbuilt
57	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Hamburger Rathaus	367 ft	1897
2	Elbphilharmonie	361 ft	2016
3	Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg	354 ft	1973
4	Mundsburg Turm I	333 ft	1973
5	Emporio	322 ft	1964

Building types

No.	Type
639	low-rise building
287	high-rise building
53	windmill
22	church
21	bridge
12	skyscraper
9	chimney
8	mast (wired)
7	house
7	water tower
7	hall
5	mast (framework)
4	telecommunications tower
4	subterranean building
4	stadium
3	building with towers
3	lighthouse
3	industrial framework
2	monument
2	airport tower
2	open-air structure
2	tunnel
1	sluice
1	clock/bell tower
1	multi-story building
1	mosque
1	sculpture

Other buildings

No.	Type
5	Famous buildings
35	Buildings with construction images