Neuengamme, Hamburg
Neuengamme (
Neuengamme, Hamburg | |
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Quarter of Hamburg | |
The memorial tower at the former Neuengamme concentration camp. | |
Location of Neuengamme in Bergedorf borough | |
Coordinates: 53°25′50″N 10°14′01″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hamburg |
City | Hamburg |
Borough | Bergedorf |
Area | |
• Total | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
Population (31.12.2016) | |
• Total | 3,691 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Dialling codes | 040 |
Vehicle registration | HH |
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.[1]
History
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.[2][3]
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.[1]
Education
In 2007, there were no schools in Neuengamme.[1]
Notes
- Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007)
- "Konzentrationslager Neuengamme" (in German). KZ-Gedenkstätte Neuengamme. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
Insgesamt wurden im KZ Neuengamme nach gegenwärtigen Erkenntnissen über 80 000 Männer und mehr als 13 000 Frauen mit einer Häftlingsnummer registriert; weitere 5 900 Menschen wurden in den Lagerbüchern gar nicht oder gesondert erfasst.[…]Vermutlich mehr als die Hälfte der 100400 Häftlinge des Konzentrationslagers Neuengamme haben die nationalsozialistische Verfolgung nicht überlebt.
- "Neuengamme". USHMM. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
In all, more than 50,000 prisoners, almost half of all those imprisoned in the camp during its existence, died in Neuengamme before liberation.
References
- Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website (in German)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neuengamme. |
- Webpage of the memorial Neuengamme, retrieved 19 August 2009