Hoheluft is an area composed of two quarters of Hamburg, which are characterized by their largely preserved architecture.

Hoheluft-Ost/Hoheluft-West
Hoheluftchaussee, the boundary between Hoheluft-Ost and Hoheluft-West
Hoheluftchaussee, the boundary between Hoheluft-Ost and Hoheluft-West
Location of Hoheluft in Hamburg
Hoheluft-Ost/Hoheluft-West is located in Germany
Hoheluft-Ost/Hoheluft-West
Hoheluft-Ost/Hoheluft-West
Hoheluft-Ost/Hoheluft-West is located in Hamburg
Hoheluft-Ost/Hoheluft-West
Hoheluft-Ost/Hoheluft-West
Coordinates: 53°35′2″N 9°58′9″E / 53.58389°N 9.96917°E / 53.58389; 9.96917
CountryGermany
StateHamburg
CityHamburg
BoroughHamburg-Nord and Eimsbüttel
Area
 • Total
1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
23,460
 • Density18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes040
Vehicle registrationHH

Administratively, Hoheluft is divided into two quarters: Hoheluft-Ost in the borough of Hamburg-Nord, and Hoheluft-West in the borough of Eimsbüttel. The Hoheluftchaussee is the boundary between the two quarters.

With about 22,673 inhabitants per square kilometer (as of 2016), Hoheluft is one of the most densely populated quarters in all of Germany.[2] Like Eppendorf to its east and Eimsbüttel to its west, Hoheluft is a popular suburb among the affluent of Hamburg.

Geography

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The Isebekkanal is the southeast border of Hoheluft. Behind it lies the quarter of Harvestehude. Hoheluft-Ost also borders Eppendorf, Hoheluft-West also borders Lokstedt in the north and Eimsbüttel in the west. The Hoheluftchaussee in the east forms the border between Hoheluft-West and the district of Hoheluft-Ost, part of the district of Hamburg-Nord.

History

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Historically and administratively, the district of Hoheluft is closely connected with Eppendorf, which - like Eimsbüttel and Harvestehude - had been owned by Harvestehude Monastery. The name Hoheluft was only officially introduced as a district name in 1939.

The origin of the name is not clearly known. The local historians Wilhelm Melhop and Armin Clausen assume that the boundary point Veerendeel to the former village of Lokstedt as the elevation of the area over the lowlands of the Isebek was designated as "on the Hohenluft". But it can also be that the name is derived from a gallows erected in 1602 or the "Hoge Licht" of the local inn. This light served the purpose of guiding drivers at night and fog.[3] The first mentions of the name Hoheluft in documents are in 1802, when it is mentioned in the church book of Eppendorf, and in 1805, where it is mentioned in logs of the Johanniskloster, which describe a plot "auf der hohe Lucht."[4]

Politics

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These are the results of the Hamburg state election:

Election Hoheluft-West
Greens SPD Left CDU FDP AfD Others
2020 40,0 % 31,2 % 12,2 % 5,2 % 3,5 % 2,0 % 5,9 %
2015 24,2 % 42,2 % 11,0 % 8,7 % 6,2 % 2,9 % 4,8 %
2011 19,9 % 48,2 % 7,4 % 13,1 % 5,5 % 5,9 %
2008 17,2 % 38,6 % 6,9 % 30,6 % 4,6 % 2,0 %
2004 24,1 % 33,3 % 34,8 % 2,7 % 5,1 %
2001 19,1 % 41,7 % 0,6 % 17,5 % 6,0 % 15,1 %
1997 25,8 % 36,4 % 1,2 % 23,0 % 3,2 % 10,4 %
1993 24,8 % 39,5 % 17,7 % 3,9 % 14,1 %
1991 14,4 % 51,2 % 0,9 % 25,9 % 4,5 % 3,1 %
1987 19,9 % 40,8 % 33,5 % 4,7 % 1,1 %
1986 13,9 % 48,9 % 30,4 % 5,7 % 1,1 %
Dec 1982 13,4 % 52,2 % 31,5 % 2,0 % 0,9 %
Jun 1982 14,4 % 43,1 % 35,4 % 4,9 % 2,2 %
1978 7,2 % 50,9 % 32,9 % 5,5 % 3,5 %
1974 47,3 % 37,9 % 10,4 % 4,4 %
1970 57,3 % 31,3 % 6,3 % 5,1 %
1966 57,9 % 30,1 % 6,9 % 5,1 %
Election Hoheluft-Ost
Greens SPD CDU Left FDP AfD Others
2020 35,1 % 33,0 % 9,3 % 8,6 % 6,6 % 2,3 % 5,1 %
2015 18,6 % 42,7 % 13,6 % 8,4 % 10,8 % 2,1 % 3,8 %
2011 17,1 % 47,4 % 15,8 % 5,7 % 9,8 % 4,2 %
2008 14,6 % 34,8 % 39,4 % 4,8 % 5,3 % 1,0 %
2004 21,7 % 33,8 % 37,4 % 2,9 % 4,2 %
2001 21,8 % 39,5 % 17,9 % 0,4 % 5,9 % 14,5 %
1997 25,7 % 35,3 % 24,3 % 0,6 % 4,6 % 9,5 %
1993 26,8 % 39,2 % 17,8 % 4,5 % 11,7 %
1991 14,8 % 50,8 % 24,9 % 0,7 % 5,7 % 3,1 %
1987 14,1 % 49,7 % 28,6 % 6,3 % 1,3 %
1986 20,1 % 41,9 % 31,6 % 5,3 % 1,1 %
Dec 1982 13,5 % 52,7 % 30,2 % 2,6 % 1,0 %
Jun 1982 14,2 % 44,6 % 34,7 % 4,6 % 1,9 %
1978 8,0 % 50,6 % 30,8 % 6,5 % 4,1 %
1974 45,7 % 37,0 % 12,5 % 3,8 %
1970 55,3 % 31,8 % 7,4 % 4,5 %
1966 57,0 % 30,8 % 7,6 % 4,6 %

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. ^ "Eppendorf am Wasser". 29 September 2011.
  3. ^ Hamburg-Lexikon, hrsg. von F. Kopitzsch und D. Tilgner, Ellert & Richter Verlag Hamburg 2010
  4. ^ Horst Beckershaus: Die Namen der Hamburger Stadtteile. Woher sie kommen und was sie bedeuten, Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-434-52545-9, S. 58 f.