Neuengamme

This article is about the quarter in Hamburg, Germany. For the Nazi concentration camp during World War II, see Neuengamme concentration camp.

Neuengamme
The memorial tower at the former Neuengamme concentration camp.
Location of Neuengamme in Bergedorf borough
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
City	Hamburg
Borough	Bergedorf
Area
• Total	18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population (31.12.2006)
• Total	3,459
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Dialling codes	040
Vehicle registration	HH

Neuengamme is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, located in the Bergedorf borough, near the river Dove Elbe (a tributary of the river Elbe). In this rural quarter, part of the Vierlanden, the population in 2010 was 3,479.

During Nazi Germany, Neuengamme concentration camp was located in Neuengamme.

Geography

Neuengamme is located in the southeastern part of Hamburg. In 2007 the quarter had a total area of 18.6 km².

Neuengamme about 1790 (Historical map of Gustav Adolf von Varendorf)

History

Main article: Neuengamme concentration camp

From December 1938 through May 1945, the concentration camp at Neuengamme (German: Konzentrationslager Neuengamme) had more than 106,000 inmates—including all sub camps—almost half of them died.

Demographics

In 2010, 3,479 people were living in Neuengamme quarter. The population density was 168 people per km². 17.7% were children under the age of 18, and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. 2.3% were immigrants. 54 people were registered as unemployed.

Education

In 2007, there were no schools in Neuengamme.

Notes

References

• Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website (German)

External links

• Webpage of the memorial Neuengamme, retrieved 19 August 2009