This page will contain blogs about hamburg, as they become available.HamburgHamburg is the second largest city in Germany and with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. Hamburg is also the second largest port city in the European Union. The official name Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg) recalls Hamburg's membership in the mediæval Hanseatic League and the fact that Hamburg is a City State and one of the sixteen Federal States of Germany. Hamburg is situated on the southern tip of Jutland Peninsula, geographically centered a) between Continental Europe and Scandinavia and b) between North Sea and Baltic Sea. The city of Hamburg lies at the junction of the river Elbe with the rivers Alster and Bille and the city center is beautifully set around Lake Binnenalster and Lake Außenalster. Hamburg is an international trade city and the commercial and cultural center of Northern Germany. Hamburg is famous for its sophisticated music scene. Politics and AdministrationThe Bürgerschaft (City Assembly) is the parliament of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, which gets voted by the citizens of Hamburg every four years. The Erster Bürgermeister (First Mayor) is head of the senate (which forms the government) and gets elected by the city assembly and is thus head of the city state. The current major is Ole von Beust (see also List of mayors of Hamburg). Hamburg Rathaus (Town Hall)The state and administrative city cover 750 km² with 1.8 million inhabitants, while another 0.8 million live in neighboring urban areas. The Greater Hamburg Metropolitan Region (Metropolregion Hamburg) includes some districts in the adjacent federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony and covers an area of 18,100 km² with a population of just over 4 million. Hamburg is organized into seven boroughs (Bezirke) comprising 104 quarters (Stadtteile):
Three small islands in the North Sea also belong to the City State of Hamburg: Neuwerk, Scharhörn and Nigehörn. HistoryThe city takes its name from the first permanent building on the site, a fort ordered by Emperor Charlemagne to be built in 808 AD. The fort was build on some rocky ground in a marsh between the Alster and the Elbe as a defence against Slavic incursion. The fort was named Hamma Burg, while "burg" means "fort." The "Hamma" element remains uncertain. Old High German includes both a hamma, "angle" and a hamme, "pastureland." The angle might refer to a spit of land or to the curvature of a river. However, the language spoken might not have been Old High German, as Plattdüütsch was spoken there later. Other theories are that the fort was named for a surrounding Hamma forest, or for the village of Hamm, later incorporated into the city. Hamm as a place name occurs a number of times in Germany, but its meaning is equally uncertain. It could be related to heim and Hamburg could have been placed in the territory of the ancient Chamavi. However, a derivation of "home city" is perhaps too direct, as the city was named after the castle. In 834 Hamburg was designated the seat of a bishopric, whose first bishop, Ansgar, became known as the Apostle of the North. In 845 a fleet of 600 Viking ships came up the River Elbe and destroyed Hamburg, at this time a town of around 500 inhabitants. Two years later, Hamburg was united with Bremen as the bishopric of Hamburg-Bremen. In 1030 the city was burned down by King Mieszko II of Poland. After further raids in 1066 and 1072 the bishop permanently moved to Bremen. The charter in 1189 by Frederick I "Barbarossa" granted Hamburg the status of a Imperial Free City and tax free access up the Lower Elbe into the North Sea. This and Hamburg's proximity to the main trade routes of the North Sea and Baltic Sea quickly made it a major port in Northern Europe. Its trade alliance with Lübeck in 1241 marks the origin and core of the powerful Hanseatic League of trading cities.
Briefly annexed by Napoleon I (1810-14), Hamburg suffered severely during his last campaign in Germany. The city was besieged for over a year by Allied forces (mostly Russian, Swedish and German). Russian forces under General Bennigsen finally freed the city in 1814. During the first half of the 19th century a patron goddess with Hamburg's Latin name Hammonia emerged, mostly in romantic and poetic references, and although she has no mythology to call her own, Hammonia became the symbol of the city's spirit during this time. Hamburg had several great fires, notably in 1284 and 1842. Hamburg experienced its fastest growth during the second half of the 19th century, when its population more than quadrupled to 800,000 as the growth of the city's Atlantic trade helped make it Europe's third-largest port. Hamburg's central promenade Jungfernstieg on Lake Alster in 1900In 1900 Hamburg-America Lines was the World's largest transatlantic shipping company and besides Hamburg was also home to shipping companies to South America, Africa, India and East Asia. Hamburg became a cosmopolitan metropolis based on worldwide trade. Hamburg was the port for most Germans and Eastern Europeans to leave for the New World and became home to trading communities from all over the world (like a small Chinatown in Altona). After World War I Germany lost her colonies and Hamburg lost many of its trade routes. In 1937 the city boundaries were extended with the Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz (Greater Hamburg Act) to incorporate Wandsbek, Harburg, Wilhelmsburg and Altona. The city counts 1.7 million inhabitants. During World War II Hamburg suffered a series of devastating air raids which killed 42,000 German civilians (Bombing of Hamburg in World War II). Trough this and the 1960s new zoning guidelines the inner city lost much of it's architectural past. The Iron Curtain - only 50 kilometers east of Hamburg - seperated the city with most of it's hinterland and further reduced Hamburgs global trade. On February 16, 1962 a severe storm causes the Elbe to rise to an all-time high, thus drowning one fifth of Hamburg and killing more than 300 people. During German Division from 1945 until 1990 Hamburg happened to be West Germany's only proper World City and by this grew into a prominent cultural role. After German reunification in 1990 and the accessions of some Eastern European and Baltic States into the EU in 2004, Hamburg Harbour and Hamburg is ambitious in regaining its position as the regions largest deep-sea ports for container shipping and its major commercial and trading center. Hamburg 2020 Sister Cities
EconomyLandungsbrücken ("the Jetties"), in St. Pauli district
TransportHamburg is connected by four Autobahnen (motorways) and is the most important railway junction on the route to Northern Europe. Hamburg's international airport is Hamburg Airport, which is the oldest airport in Germany still in operation. Though large cities in Germany normally only have a one letter prefix (e.g. B for Berlin), Hamburg's vehicle licence plate prefix is "HH" (Hansestadt Hamburg, English: Hanseatic City Hamburg), which underlines Hamburg's historic roots and allows the city of Hannover to use the prefix "H". Like in most larger German cities, the local public transport is organised by a Verkehrsverbund, basically a joint venture of all public transport companies servicing the area. In and around Hamburg, it's the HVV (Hamburger Verkehrsverbund). Tickets sold by one HVV company are accepted by all other HVV companies. Nine light rail routes across the city are the backbone of Hamburg public transport. Three lines comprise the U-Bahn and six the S-Bahn system. U-Bahn, short for Untergrundbahn (underground, subway), is a standard German term for a municipally owned electric light rail system. The lesser part of the Hamburg U-Bahn operates through underground tunnels. Most of the U-Bahn tracks are on embankments or viaducts; older residents still speak of the system as the Hochbahn ("elevated railway"). A third light rail system, the AKN connects to satellite towns in Schleswig-Holstein state. Gaps in the light rail network are filled by bus routes, plied by single-deck, two- and three-axle diesel buses. Hamburg has no trams or trolley-buses, but is experimenting in using hydrogen fuelled busses. Finally, regional trains of Germany's major railway company Deutsche Bahn AG and the regional Metronom trains may be used with a HVV public transport ticket, too. Except at the three bigger stations in the center of Hamburg, the regional trains hardly stop again inside the area of the city. A day and night bus network operates as frequently as 2 minutes at important places to 30 minutes in suburban areas. Another rather unique means of transportation are 5 ferry lines along the river Elbe, operated by the HADAG. While mainly needed by Hamburg citizens and dock workers they can also be used for sightseeing tours at the (relatively) low fees of a HVV public transport ticket. BuildingsBridges and TunnelsHamburg has a number of prominent buildings from the past and present. Speicherstadt, The many canals in Hamburg are crossed by over 2300 bridges — more than Amsterdam (1200) and Venice (400) combined.
ChurchesThe skyline of Hamburg features the high spires of the five main churches ('Hauptkirchen') covered with green copper plates.
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Contemporary: Hamburg is known for giving the Beatles a start in their musical career in the early 1960s. They played at the Star Club, which was located in the district St. Pauli near the perhaps most famous street of Hamburg, the Reeperbahn. More recently it is known for some of the most popular German hip-hop acts, such as 5 Sterne Deluxe, Samy Deluxe, Beginner and Fettes Brot. There is also a quite big alternative and punk scene which gathers around the Rote Flora, an occupied villa located in the district of Sternschanze. Some of the musicians of the famous electronic band Kraftwerk also came from Hamburg. Hamburg is also famous for an original kind of German alternative music called Hamburger Schule ("School of Hamburg"), a term used for bands like Die Sterne, Tocotronic, Blumfeld and Tomte. Hamburg was one of the major centers of the heavy metal music world in the 1980's. Many bands such as Helloween, Running Wild and Grave Digger got their start in Hamburg. The influences of these bands and other bands from the area were critical to establishing the subgenre of Power metal. Five musicals are being played in the city with Cats since 1985, and Phantom of the Opera to name a few. MuseumsMuseums in Hamburg include:
Local Cousine and DrinksAlthough Hamburg is jokingly said to be the birthplace of the Hamburger, this is just a myth. The hamburger was named after Hamburg. Original Hamburg dishes are "Birnen, Bohnen und Speck" (green runner beans cooked with pears and bacon), "Aalsuppe" (Often mistaken to be German for "eel soup" (aal = eel), however the name probably comes from the Low Saxon "aalens", meaning "all" - anything could be in it, but not necessarily eel. Today eel is often included to meet the expectations of unsuspecting diners.), "Bratkartoffeln" (fried potatoes), "Finkenwerder Scholle" (fried plaice), Pannfisch (fried fish), Rote Grütze (something similar to summer pudding consisting mainly of red berries) and "Labskaus" (a strange looking combination of corned beef, mashed potatoes and beet root – with a name oddly similar to Liverpool's lobscouse). Hamburg is the birthplace of the "Alsterwasser", a reference to the Alster lakes in Hamburg, which is an equal parts mixture of beer and carbonated lemonade (Zitronenlimonade), wherein the lemonade is added to the beer. Local DialectsGerman and a regional dialect called Missingsch which is influenced by Low German, which is rarely spoken now but can be still heard from harbour labourers. TourismHamburg is best visited in spring or summer. A typical Hamburg visit includes a tour of the city hall and the grand church St. Michaelis (called the Michel), and visiting the old warehouse district (Speicherstadt) and the harbour promenade (Landungsbrücken). Sightseeing busses connect these points of interest. Of course, a visit in one of the world's largest harbours would definitely be incomplete without having taken one of the harbour and/or canal boat tours (Große Hafenrundfahrt, Fleetfahrt) which start from the Landungsbrücken. Many visitors take a walk in the evening around the area of Reeperbahn, considered Europe's second largest red light district and home of many theatres, bars and night clubs. However, as already indicated, most people visit Hamburg because of a specific interest, notably one of the musicals, a sports event or an exhibition. StatisticsThe described type of tourism leaves clear tracks in the statistics: In 2004, each visitor spent an average of two nights. The majority of visitors comes from Germany (80%), most foreigners are European, especially from the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and the largest group from outside Europe comes from the USA. Medical tourism became an issue in 2004 because of the number of rich Arabic patients seeking medical treatment in one of Hamburg's hospitals; accordingly, the number of visitors from the Persian Gulf states grew by nearly 30% compared to 2003. A lot more visitors also came from East Asia (Taiwan, China) and especially the Baltic states. Regular eventsFor the interested visitor, some events held every year:
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For the interested visitor, some events held every year:. He was chosen to play for Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino but declined, citing a nagging hip injury as the reason why he isn't going to play. A lot more visitors also came from East Asia (Taiwan, China) and especially the Baltic states. Miikka followed up his outstanding Stanley Cup performance with another excellent performance on behalf of Team Finland in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey tournament, where he backstopped the Finnish squad to a silver medal, losing in the gold medal final to Team Canada. Medical tourism became an issue in 2004 because of the number of rich Arabic patients seeking medical treatment in one of Hamburg's hospitals; accordingly, the number of visitors from the Persian Gulf states grew by nearly 30% compared to 2003. He has recently re-signed with the Calgary Flames for 3 years at $10M total/$3.334M per year (USD). The majority of visitors comes from Germany (80%), most foreigners are European, especially from the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and the largest group from outside Europe comes from the USA. The game finished 4-0 and Kiprusoff stopped all of the twenty shots he faced, and was named the first star of the game. The described type of tourism leaves clear tracks in the statistics: In 2004, each visitor spent an average of two nights. He earned his first playoff shutout on April 13th, 2004 at the Pengrowth Saddledome, blanking the Vancouver Canucks. However, as already indicated, most people visit Hamburg because of a specific interest, notably one of the musicals, a sports event or an exhibition. He proceeded on an incredible playoff run, during which he had five more shutouts, helping the Flames to win the Western Conference championship en route to a narrow defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. Many visitors take a walk in the evening around the area of Reeperbahn, considered Europe's second largest red light district and home of many theatres, bars and night clubs. Kiprusoff's outstanding goaltending, for which he was nominated for the Vezina Trophy, was instrumental in the Flames' qualifying for the playoffs. Of course, a visit in one of the world's largest harbours would definitely be incomplete without having taken one of the harbour and/or canal boat tours (Große Hafenrundfahrt, Fleetfahrt) which start from the Landungsbrücken. After spending three years as a reserve goalie with the Sharks, he was traded in 2003 to the Calgary Flames and immediately went on a roll, posting four shutouts and ending the regular season with a goals-against average of 1.69, the lowest all-time among all NHL goalies, though he played in too few total games (only 38, less than half of the 82-game NHL season) to qualify for the record books. Sightseeing busses connect these points of interest. He also played in the Swedish Elitserien before he made his NHL debut in 2000 with the San Jose Sharks after being drafted 116th overall in the 5th round at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Michaelis (called the Michel), and visiting the old warehouse district (Speicherstadt) and the harbour promenade (Landungsbrücken). Miikka Kiprusoff won the SM-liiga gold medal in 1995 and 1999 in TPS as a goalie, and won the Urpo Ylönen trophy for best goaltender in 1999. A typical Hamburg visit includes a tour of the city hall and the grand church St. . Hamburg is best visited in spring or summer. He has also played in the NHL. German and a regional dialect called Missingsch which is influenced by Low German, which is rarely spoken now but can be still heard from harbour labourers. Miikka's older brother, Marko Kiprusoff, is currently a defenseman for TPS. Hamburg is the birthplace of the "Alsterwasser", a reference to the Alster lakes in Hamburg, which is an equal parts mixture of beer and carbonated lemonade (Zitronenlimonade), wherein the lemonade is added to the beer. His nickname is Kipper. Today eel is often included to meet the expectations of unsuspecting diners.), "Bratkartoffeln" (fried potatoes), "Finkenwerder Scholle" (fried plaice), Pannfisch (fried fish), Rote Grütze (something similar to summer pudding consisting mainly of red berries) and "Labskaus" (a strange looking combination of corned beef, mashed potatoes and beet root – with a name oddly similar to Liverpool's lobscouse). Miikka Kiprusoff (born October 26, 1976 in Turku, Finland) is a professional ice hockey goaltender. Original Hamburg dishes are "Birnen, Bohnen und Speck" (green runner beans cooked with pears and bacon), "Aalsuppe" (Often mistaken to be German for "eel soup" (aal = eel), however the name probably comes from the Low Saxon "aalens", meaning "all" - anything could be in it, but not necessarily eel. 2004 - Won silver medal with Finland at the World Cup of Hockey. The hamburger was named after Hamburg. 2001 - Represented Finland at the World Championships. Although Hamburg is jokingly said to be the birthplace of the Hamburger, this is just a myth. 1998 - Represented Finland at the World Championships. Museums in Hamburg include:. Five musicals are being played in the city with Cats since 1985, and Phantom of the Opera to name a few. The influences of these bands and other bands from the area were critical to establishing the subgenre of Power metal. Many bands such as Helloween, Running Wild and Grave Digger got their start in Hamburg. Hamburg was one of the major centers of the heavy metal music world in the 1980's. Hamburg is also famous for an original kind of German alternative music called Hamburger Schule ("School of Hamburg"), a term used for bands like Die Sterne, Tocotronic, Blumfeld and Tomte. Some of the musicians of the famous electronic band Kraftwerk also came from Hamburg. There is also a quite big alternative and punk scene which gathers around the Rote Flora, an occupied villa located in the district of Sternschanze. More recently it is known for some of the most popular German hip-hop acts, such as 5 Sterne Deluxe, Samy Deluxe, Beginner and Fettes Brot. Pauli near the perhaps most famous street of Hamburg, the Reeperbahn. They played at the Star Club, which was located in the district St. Contemporary: Hamburg is known for giving the Beatles a start in their musical career in the early 1960s. Famous Composers:. Classical:. The skyline of Hamburg features the high spires of the five main churches ('Hauptkirchen') covered with green copper plates. The many canals in Hamburg are crossed by over 2300 bridges — more than Amsterdam (1200) and Venice (400) combined. Speicherstadt,. Hamburg has a number of prominent buildings from the past and present.
Except at the three bigger stations in the center of Hamburg, the regional trains hardly stop again inside the area of the city. Finally, regional trains of Germany's major railway company Deutsche Bahn AG and the regional Metronom trains may be used with a HVV public transport ticket, too. Hamburg has no trams or trolley-buses, but is experimenting in using hydrogen fuelled busses. Gaps in the light rail network are filled by bus routes, plied by single-deck, two- and three-axle diesel buses. A third light rail system, the AKN connects to satellite towns in Schleswig-Holstein state. Most of the U-Bahn tracks are on embankments or viaducts; older residents still speak of the system as the Hochbahn ("elevated railway"). The lesser part of the Hamburg U-Bahn operates through underground tunnels. U-Bahn, short for Untergrundbahn (underground, subway), is a standard German term for a municipally owned electric light rail system. Three lines comprise the U-Bahn and six the S-Bahn system. Nine light rail routes across the city are the backbone of Hamburg public transport. Tickets sold by one HVV company are accepted by all other HVV companies. In and around Hamburg, it's the HVV (Hamburger Verkehrsverbund). Like in most larger German cities, the local public transport is organised by a Verkehrsverbund, basically a joint venture of all public transport companies servicing the area. B for Berlin), Hamburg's vehicle licence plate prefix is "HH" (Hansestadt Hamburg, English: Hanseatic City Hamburg), which underlines Hamburg's historic roots and allows the city of Hannover to use the prefix "H". Though large cities in Germany normally only have a one letter prefix (e.g. Hamburg's international airport is Hamburg Airport, which is the oldest airport in Germany still in operation. Hamburg is connected by four Autobahnen (motorways) and is the most important railway junction on the route to Northern Europe. Research DESY - Deutsches Elektronen SYnchrotron, the German Electron Synchrotron. Heavy industry includes a steel, an aluminium and Europe's largest copper plant [4], and a number of shipyards like Blohm + Voss [5]. AOL and Google Germany). There are also a number of music companies (the largest being Warner Music Germany) and Internet businesses (e.g. About half of Germany's national newspapers and magazines are produced in Hamburg. International trade is also the reason for the large number of consulates in the city. During German Division from 1945 until 1990 Hamburg happened to be West Germany's only proper World City and by this grew into a prominent cultural role. On February 16, 1962 a severe storm causes the Elbe to rise to an all-time high, thus drowning one fifth of Hamburg and killing more than 300 people. The Iron Curtain - only 50 kilometers east of Hamburg - seperated the city with most of it's hinterland and further reduced Hamburgs global trade. Trough this and the 1960s new zoning guidelines the inner city lost much of it's architectural past. During World War II Hamburg suffered a series of devastating air raids which killed 42,000 German civilians (Bombing of Hamburg in World War II). The city counts 1.7 million inhabitants. In 1937 the city boundaries were extended with the Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz (Greater Hamburg Act) to incorporate Wandsbek, Harburg, Wilhelmsburg and Altona. After World War I Germany lost her colonies and Hamburg lost many of its trade routes. Hamburg was the port for most Germans and Eastern Europeans to leave for the New World and became home to trading communities from all over the world (like a small Chinatown in Altona). Hamburg became a cosmopolitan metropolis based on worldwide trade. In 1900 Hamburg-America Lines was the World's largest transatlantic shipping company and besides Hamburg was also home to shipping companies to South America, Africa, India and East Asia. Hamburg experienced its fastest growth during the second half of the 19th century, when its population more than quadrupled to 800,000 as the growth of the city's Atlantic trade helped make it Europe's third-largest port. Hamburg had several great fires, notably in 1284 and 1842. During the first half of the 19th century a patron goddess with Hamburg's Latin name Hammonia emerged, mostly in romantic and poetic references, and although she has no mythology to call her own, Hammonia became the symbol of the city's spirit during this time. Russian forces under General Bennigsen finally freed the city in 1814. The city was besieged for over a year by Allied forces (mostly Russian, Swedish and German). Briefly annexed by Napoleon I (1810-14), Hamburg suffered severely during his last campaign in Germany. Hamburg was at times under Danish sovereignty while remaining part of the Holy Roman Empire as an Imperial Free City. This and Hamburg's proximity to the main trade routes of the North Sea and Baltic Sea quickly made it a major port in Northern Europe. The charter in 1189 by Frederick I "Barbarossa" granted Hamburg the status of a Imperial Free City and tax free access up the Lower Elbe into the North Sea. After further raids in 1066 and 1072 the bishop permanently moved to Bremen. In 1030 the city was burned down by King Mieszko II of Poland. Two years later, Hamburg was united with Bremen as the bishopric of Hamburg-Bremen. In 845 a fleet of 600 Viking ships came up the River Elbe and destroyed Hamburg, at this time a town of around 500 inhabitants. In 834 Hamburg was designated the seat of a bishopric, whose first bishop, Ansgar, became known as the Apostle of the North. However, a derivation of "home city" is perhaps too direct, as the city was named after the castle. It could be related to heim and Hamburg could have been placed in the territory of the ancient Chamavi. Hamm as a place name occurs a number of times in Germany, but its meaning is equally uncertain. Other theories are that the fort was named for a surrounding Hamma forest, or for the village of Hamm, later incorporated into the city. However, the language spoken might not have been Old High German, as Plattdüütsch was spoken there later. Old High German includes both a hamma, "angle" and a hamme, "pastureland." The angle might refer to a spit of land or to the curvature of a river. The "Hamma" element remains uncertain. The fort was named Hamma Burg, while "burg" means "fort.". The fort was build on some rocky ground in a marsh between the Alster and the Elbe as a defence against Slavic incursion. The city takes its name from the first permanent building on the site, a fort ordered by Emperor Charlemagne to be built in 808 AD. Three small islands in the North Sea also belong to the City State of Hamburg: Neuwerk, Scharhörn and Nigehörn. Hamburg is organized into seven boroughs (Bezirke) comprising 104 quarters (Stadtteile):. The Greater Hamburg Metropolitan Region (Metropolregion Hamburg) includes some districts in the adjacent federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony and covers an area of 18,100 km² with a population of just over 4 million. The state and administrative city cover 750 km² with 1.8 million inhabitants, while another 0.8 million live in neighboring urban areas. The current major is Ole von Beust (see also List of mayors of Hamburg). The Erster Bürgermeister (First Mayor) is head of the senate (which forms the government) and gets elected by the city assembly and is thus head of the city state. The Bürgerschaft (City Assembly) is the parliament of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, which gets voted by the citizens of Hamburg every four years. . Hamburg is an international trade city and the commercial and cultural center of Northern Germany. The city of Hamburg lies at the junction of the river Elbe with the rivers Alster and Bille and the city center is beautifully set around Lake Binnenalster and Lake Außenalster. Hamburg is situated on the southern tip of Jutland Peninsula, geographically centered a) between Continental Europe and Scandinavia and b) between North Sea and Baltic Sea. The official name Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg) recalls Hamburg's membership in the mediæval Hanseatic League and the fact that Hamburg is a City State and one of the sixteen Federal States of Germany. Hamburg is also the second largest port city in the European Union. Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (February 22, 1857 - January 1, 1894), famous physicist for whom the unit Hertz is named, first to demonstrate the existence of radio waves. Angela Merkel, current Chancellor of Germany. Klaus von Dohnanyi, former mayor and federal minister. Lord Ralf Dahrendorf. Helmut Schmidt, former Chancellor of Germany. Ernst Thälmann. Brigitte Kronauer. Peter Rühmkorf. Wolfgang Borchert. Peter von Zahn. Helmut Heißenbüttel. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Barthold Heinrich Brockes. Fritz Schumacher. Jil Sander. Karl Lagerfeld. Fritz Höger. Heidi Kabel. Andreas Schnaas. Hans Albers. Gustaf Gründgens. Michaelis: June. Motorradgottesdienst - Biker's divine service in Hamburg's largest church St. Hafengeburtstag [27]- Hamburg's harbour birthday: May. Hamburger Dom - considered the biggest seasonal theme park in northern Germany: three times a year. Christopher Street Day (Gay Pride Parade) [26]: June. Alstervergnügen [25] - Alster fair: August. Fun / Street Festivals
Fleetinselfest - Music and international artists open air [23]: July. Music
Kirschblütenfest - Grand fireworks and Japanese culture: May. International Fireworks Festival: August. Arts & Exhibitions
Spanische Filmtage - Spanish Days [20]: July. Lateinamerika-Filmtage - Latin-America Days [19]: December. Kurzfilmfestival - International Short Film Festival [18]: June. Fantasy Filmfest [17]: April. Filmfest Hamburg [16]: September. Film festivals
Dragon boat race, open to the public (if you have a dragon boat..): August. Tennis Masters Series: May. Hamburg Marathon [13] - marathon, open to the public: April. Sports (Note that a registration, usually months in advance, is needed for public races.)
Museum für Völkerkunde [12]. Museum of Labour [11]. Speicherstadt Museum [10]. Neuengamme concentration camp memorial [9]. Hamburg Museum for Archaeology and the History of Harburg. Bucerius Kunst Forum [8]. Brahmsmuseum. Art Gallery (Kunsthalle Hamburg) [7]. Altona Museum and North German State Museum [6]. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788, a son of Johann Sebastian Bach). Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767). North German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Famous organ built by Arp Schnitger (1648-1719). Weltbühne (DJs/Liveacts) website. Waagenbau (Electronica/Techno/HipHop) website. Thomas Read (House/Pop/R&B) website. Superfly (House/HipHop/Mixed) website. Rutsche (Dancehall/Techno/Pop/Rock). Pacha (House) website. Pit (Gay)(Electronica)(Bondar) website. Molotow (Livemusic/Clubnights/Rock) website. Lounge (House/Soul/Latin/Lounge) Info. Kir (Alternative/Mixed/Wednesday=Gay) website. Kaiserkeller (in the basement of Große Freiheit 36). Grünspan (Mixed/Livebands) website. Große Freiheit 36 (Mixed) website. Funky Pussy Club (HipHop/R&B) Info. Echochamber (Reggae/Dancehall/Electro) website (CLOSED). Cult Club (70s, 80s, Classics) website. Docks (Trance/Latin/RnB/Mixed) website. China Lounge (House) website. Change (Gay)(Electronica) website. Angie's Nightclub (Soul/Jazz/Livebands) website. Ohnsorg-Theater - a theatre in which the actors speak in Low German. Thalia Theater. Hamburger Kammerspiele. Pauli Theater. St. Ernst-Deutsch-Theater. Schauspielhaus. Transmitter Hamburg-Billstedt. Heinrich-Hertz-Turm. Katharinen church (14th century). St. Jakobi church (13th century). St. Petri church (11th century). St. Nikolai church (memorial). St. Michaelis church ('Michel'). St. New Elbe Tunnel (Elbtunnel). Old Elbe Tunnel (Alter Elbtunnel). Köhlbrandbrücke. Petersburg, Russia, since 1957. St. Shanghai, People's Republic of China, since 1986. Prague, Czech Republic, since 1990. Ōsaka, Japan, since 1989. Marseille, France, since 1958. León, Nicaragua, since 1989. Dresden, Germany, since 1987. Chicago, Illinois, USA, since 1994. Wandsbek. Nord. Mitte. Harburg. Eimsbüttel. Bergedorf. Altona. |