Blankenese
Overview
Blankenese is a former independent town, now a suburban quarter in the borough Altona
in the western part of Hamburg
(Germany). It is located on right bank of the Elbe
river. In 2006 the population was 13,011.
Blankenese has a long history as a fishing village along the Elbe River.
In 1060, Archbishop Adalbert
of Bremen built a provost's residence at the site of an older settlement at the hill Süllberg.
Altona, Hamburg
Altona is the westernmost urban borough of the German city state of Hamburg, on the right bank of the Elbe river. From 1640 to 1864 Altona was under the administration of the Danish monarchy. Altona was an independent city until 1937...
in the western part of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
(Germany). It is located on right bank of the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
river. In 2006 the population was 13,011.
Blankenese has a long history as a fishing village along the Elbe River.
In 1060, Archbishop Adalbert
Adalbert of Hamburg
This article is about Adalbert of Hamburg-Bremen. For other uses, see Adalbert .Adalbert of Hamburg-Bremen was a German prelate, who was Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen from 1043 until his death...
of Bremen built a provost's residence at the site of an older settlement at the hill Süllberg.
