Billbrook

Billbrook
Tiefstack Power Plant
Tiefstack Power Plant
Location of Billbrook
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Billbrook is located in Germany
Billbrook
Billbrook
Billbrook is located in Hamburg
Billbrook
Billbrook
Coordinates: 53°31′20″N 10°05′18″E / 53.52222°N 10.08833°E / 53.52222; 10.08833
CountryGermany
StateHamburg
CityHamburg
BoroughHamburg-Mitte
Area
 • Total6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,869
 • Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes040
Vehicle registrationHH
View over Billbrook from the B5 road

Billbrook (German pronunciation) is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Hamburg-Mitte. It is located on the southeastern border of the borough adjacent to the borough of Bergedorf. Billbrook is located in a swamp area near the Elbe and Bille rivers, which is described by the name, meaning Brook (Bruchwald, carr) at the river Bille.[2] 1,869 people lived in Billbrook in 2023.

Billbrook borders the quarters of Horn, Billstedt, Billwerder, Moorfleet and Rothenburgsort.

History

On the end of the 19th century the area was raised with sand in order to facilitate the construction of buildings. The area was accessed planfully by a network of long, straight streets, which is uncharacteristic for Hamburg. Five wide channels (Tiefstack- and Billbrookkanal, Tidekanal, Industriekanal and Moorfleeter Kanal) are used for drainage and are also navigable by ships with shallow draft.

Today, Billbrook is largely an industrial area, the second largest in Hamburg.[3] There are only two small residential areas. The Tiefstack power plant is also located here. It was built from 1914 to 1917.

Politics

These are the results of Billbrook in the Hamburg state election:

State Election SPD AfD Greens CDU Left FDP Others
2020 33,8 % 23,8 % 11,5 % 08,0 % 05,8 % 03,5 % 13,6 %
2015 49,4 % 13,3 % 04,1 % 10,6 % 08,9 % 04,8 % 08,9 %
2011 51,4 % 06,5 % 16,9 % 08,9 % 02,0 % 14,3 %
2008 37,2 % 06,2 % 29,2 % 15,9 % 04,4 % 07,1 %
2004 37,1 % 06,7 % 47,5 % 01,8 % 10,9 %
2001 39,4 % 03,2 % 22,6 % 00,0 % 00,6 % 34,2 %
1997 48,8 % 05,9 % 18,0 % 00,0 % 01,2 % 26,1 %
1993 52,3 % 07,3 % 15,7 % 00,9 % 23,8 %

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2023 nach Stadtteilen". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. May 2024.
  2. ^ Wolfgang Laur: Die Orts- und Gewässernamen der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg, Neumünster 2012, p.74.
  3. ^ Billbrook - Zentrumsnah und industriell geprägt, Hamburg.de, in German

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