Altona, Hamburg

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Altona is the westernmost district (Bezirk) of the city of Hamburg in Germany, on the right bank of the Elbe.

[edit] History

It was founded in 1535 as a village of fishermen. In 1664 it received city rights from Danish King Frederick III. Until 1864 Altona was one of the Danish monarchy's most important harbour towns. Denmark's first railroad from Altona to Kiel, the Christian VIII Baltic Sea Rail Line (Christian VIII. Østersø Jernbane), was opened in 1844.

In 1867 it became part of Prussia.

In 1938 the Greater Hamburg Act took it away from Prussia and merged it (and several surrounding cities) with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

[edit] Transportation

Altona Bahnhof (train station) in 1971. Buses, Street Cars, Trains and S-Bahn (Subway) trains all met at this spot.

Today Altona is the location of a major railway station, connecting the Hamburg S-Bahn with the regional railways.

[edit] Districts

Politically, the following districts (Ortsämter) are subject to the borough Altona:

1. Hamburg-Altona (Altstadt)
2. Hamburg-Altona (Nord)
3. Hamburg-Bahrenfeld
4. Hamburg-Ottensen
5. Hamburg-Othmarschen (including parts of Klein Flottbek)
6. Hamburg-Groß Flottbek
7. Hamburg-Osdorf
8. Hamburg-Lurup
9. Hamburg-Nienstedten (including parts of Klein Flottbek)
10. Hamburg-Blankenese
11. Hamburg-Iserbrook
12. Hamburg-Sülldorf
13. Hamburg-Rissen

Altona railway station

Allee theatre in Altona

Today Altona's harbour is mostly used as museum ("Schiffsanleger Neumühlen"

[edit] External links

• Nienstedten, borough in Altona, Hamburg

Coordinates: 53°33′N 9°56′E