Wandsbek
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Hamburg-Wandsbek ([Map]) is the largest of seven districts that are comprising the City of Hamburg (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Germany), covering 147,5 km² with 406.802 inhabitants as in 2005. The district is mostly suburban: Only three quarters in the core precinct of Wandsbek (Eilbek, Wandsbek, Marienthal) are urbane and part of the city's economic and cultural core. The more northerly parts of Wohldorf-Ohlstedt, Volksdorf, Duvenstedt are still quite rural, where one can find a mix of newer residences and farms.
History
Wandsbek was once part of the county Stormarn. It's villages were first mentioned in the middle of the 13th century. The name Wandsbek or (older) Wantesbeke derives from an old german word for "border river" and the river Wandse was an natural territorial border.In 1937, the until then prussian city of Wandsbek joined the city of Hamburg through the Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz.
Administrive Divisions
Like the other districts of the city, Wandsbek is divided into precincts and quarters. They are:
- *Precinct Wandsbek (6 Quarters):
- **Eilbek
- **Jenfeld
- **Marienthal
- **Tonndorf
- **Wandsbek
- **Rahlstedt
- *Precinct Alstertal (4 Quarters):
- **Hummelsbüttel
- **Poppenbüttel
- **Sasel
- **Wellingsbüttel
- *Precinct Bramfeld (2 Quarters):
- **Bramfeld
- **Steilshoop
- *Precinct Rahlstedt (1 Quarter):
- **Rahlstedt
- *Precinct Walddörfer (6 Quarters):
- **Bergstedt
- **Duvenstedt
- **Farmsen-Berne
- **Lemsahl-Mellingstedt
- **Volksdorf
- **Wohldorf-Ohlstedt
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