ALTONA, HAMBURG

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

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History

Transportation

Districts

External links

History

It was founded in 1535 as a village of fishermen. In 1664 it received city rights from Danish King Frederik 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.
The Greater Hamburg Act took it away from Prussia in 1937 and merged it (and several surrounding cities) with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in 1938.

Transportation

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

Districts

Politically, the following districts (''Stadtteile'') are subject to the borough Altona:
# Hamburg-Altona (Altstadt)
# Hamburg-Altona (Nord)
# Hamburg-Bahrenfeld
# Hamburg-Ottensen
# Hamburg-Othmarschen (including parts of Klein Flottbek)
# Hamburg-Groß Flottbek
# Hamburg-Osdorf
# Hamburg-Lurup
# Hamburg-Nienstedten (including parts of Klein Flottbek)
# Hamburg-Blankenese
# Hamburg-Iserbrook
# Hamburg-Sülldorf
# Hamburg-Rissen

External links

★ Nienstedten, borough in Altona, Hamburg