Farmsen-Berne is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Wandsbek. More than 34,000 inhabitants live in an area of 8.3 km2. Farmsen (German pronunciation: [ˈfaʁmzn̩] ) and Berne (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnə] ) are part of the area of Walddörfer (lit. forest villages).[2]

Farmsen-Berne
Library Farmsen
Library Farmsen
Location of Farmsen-Berne in Hamburg
Farmsen-Berne is located in Germany
Farmsen-Berne
Farmsen-Berne
Farmsen-Berne is located in Hamburg
Farmsen-Berne
Farmsen-Berne
Coordinates: 53°36′23″N 10°07′11″E / 53.606389°N 10.119722°E / 53.606389; 10.119722
CountryGermany
StateHamburg
CityHamburg
BoroughHamburg-Wandsbek
Area
 • Total
8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
38,624
 • Density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes040
Vehicle registrationHH
Berne manor house, built in 1890
Residential houses in Gartenstadt (lit. garden city) Berne

Geography

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Farmsen-Berne borders the quarters of Rahlstedt, Tonndorf, Wandsbek, Bramfeld, Sasel, and Volksdorf. The stream of Berner Au flows through Farmsen-Berne and, behind the pond of Kupfermühlenteich, into Wandse river.

History

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In 1296, the former villages of Farmsen and Berne were first mentioned. Farmsen was then called Vermerschen, deriving of Fridumareshusen or Fridumaresheim, founded by a Franconian settler named Fridumar. The name Berne has its origin in Baren, meaning a small stream - Berner Au in this case.[3] Farmsen-Berne was an exclave of Hamburg in Prussian territory. In 1937, the villages were incorporated into Hamburg by the Greater Hamburg Act, which came into force in 1938.[2]

Politics

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These are the results of Farmsen-Berne in the Hamburg state election:

SPD Greens CDU AfD Left FDP Others
2020 47,0 % 17,7 % 9,6 % 8,2 % 7,5 % 3,7 % 6,3 %
2015 54,2 % 7,4 % 13,4 % 8,2 % 7,2 % 5,7 % 3,9 %
2011 55,8 % 7,6 % 19,9 % 6,1 % 5,1 % 5,5 %
2008 37,0 % 6,5 % 42,3 % 7,1 % 3,8 % 3,3 %
2004 35,7 % 8,2 % 45,5 % 2,8 % 7,9 %
2001 39,6 % 5,3 % 24,5 % 0,2 % 4,3 % 26,1 %

Transportation

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Hamburg U-Bahn line U1, the former Walddörfer railway, was built since 1912 in the area and has three stops in Farmsen-Berne: Trabrennbahn, Farmsen, Oldenfelde and Berne, of which Farmsen station is the largest. It has four tracks, and a railway repair workshop is located here.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2023 nach Stadtteilen". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Farmsen-Berne, Hamburg.de, in German
  3. ^ Horst Beckershaus: Die Namen der Hamburger Stadtteile. Woher sie kommen und was sie bedeuten, Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-434-52545-9, p. 40
  4. ^ "Farmsen". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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