Nienstedten is a quarter in the city 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

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It belongs to the Altona

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...

 borough on the 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. Nienstedten is home to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an intergovernmental organization created by the mandate of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. It was established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, signed at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on December 10, 1982...

. In 2006 the population was 6,783.

Geography

In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...

, Nienstedten has a total area of 4.4 km². The northern border of Nienstedten to the quarter Osdorf

Osdorf, Hamburg

Osdorf is a quarter in the city of Hamburg, Germany. It belongs to the Altona borough. In 2006 the population was 25,206.-History:...

 is along the railway tracks of the city train

Hamburg S-Bahn

The Hamburg S-Bahn is a railway network for public rapid mass transit in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Together the S-Bahn, the Hamburg U-Bahn, the AKN railway and the regional railway form the backbone of railway public transport in the city and the surrounding area...

. In the West is the quarter Blankenese

Blankenese

Blankenese is a former independent town, now a suburban quarter in the borough Altona in the western part of Hamburg . It is located on right bank of the Elbe river...

. In the South is the river Elbe the border to Finkenwerder, a quarter of the Hamburg-Mitte

Hamburg-Mitte

Hamburg-Mitte located in the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Germany is one of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, covering mostly the urban center of the city of Hamburg. The quarters Hamburg-Altstadt and Neustadt are the historical origin of Hamburg...

 borough and in the East is the quarter Othmarschen

Othmarschen

Othmarschen is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2006 the population was 12,169.-History:The first records on Othmarschen are from 1317...

.

Demographics

In 2006 Nienstedten has 6,783 inhabitants. The population density was 1545 PD/sqkm. 18.7% were children under the age of 18, and 24.4% were 65 years of age or older. 9.8% were resident aliens. 74 people were registered as unemployed and 1,433 were employees subject to social insurance

Social insurance

Social insurance is any government-sponsored program with the following four characteristics:* the benefits, eligibility requirements and other aspects of the program are defined by statute;...

 contributions.

In 1999 there were 3,044 households out of which 21% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 40.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.12.

Population by year

The population is counted by the residential registration office for the December 31 each year.

1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
6,471	6,457	6,508	6,539	6,568	6,524	6,422	6,319	6,290	6,316	6,311	6,268	6,304

2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
6,312	6,368	6,434	6,502	6,534	6,707	6,783

In 2006 there were 465 criminal offences (69 crimes per 1000 people).

Education

There were 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school in the quarter Nienstedten.

A part of the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr is located in the barracks Clausewitz-Kaserne. The academy of the Bundeswehr

Bundeswehr

The Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...

 educates officers for leading positions.

Recreation

The public park Hirschpark is located at the river Elbe, which contains Tennis facilities and a small Wildlife reservoir.

Infrastructure

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is located in Nienstedten.

The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Malawi

Malawi

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 established in Hamburg in 1969 is located in the street Elbchausee 419.

Transportation

Nienstedten is serviced by the rapid transit

Rapid transit

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

 system of the city train

Hamburg S-Bahn

The Hamburg S-Bahn is a railway network for public rapid mass transit in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Together the S-Bahn, the Hamburg U-Bahn, the AKN railway and the regional railway form the backbone of railway public transport in the city and the surrounding area...

 with the stations Hochkamp

Hochkamp railway station

Hochkamp railway station is on the Altona-Blankenese line and serviced by the city trains, located in Hamburg, GermanyThe rapid transit trains of the line S1 and the line S11 of the Hamburg S-Bahn calls the station in the quarter Nienstedten of the Altona borough in Hamburg...

 and Klein Flottbek

Klein Flottbek railway station

Klein Flottbek railway station is on the Altona-Blankenese line and serviced by the city trains, located in Hamburg, Germany The rapid transit trains of the line S1 and the line S11 of the Hamburg S-Bahn calls the station in the quarter Nienstedten of the Altona borough in Hamburg...

. The several bus lines and the city trains are coordinated by the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund

Hamburger Verkehrsverbund

The Hamburger Verkehrsverbund is a company coordinating the public transport in and around Hamburg, Germany. Its main objectives are to provide the user with a unified fare system, requiring only a single ticket for journeys with transfers between different operating companies, and to further...

(Hamburgs public transport coordination company).

According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Nienstedten were 3,263 private cars registered (487 cars/1000 people). There were 28 traffic accidents total, including 23 traffic accidents with damage to persons.

External links

• Official ITLOS Site
• Nienstedten, quarter in Altona, Hamburg ( only the start site in English)
• Academy of the Bundeswehr website Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr'