Ohlsdorf, Hamburg

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Ohlsdorf
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Ohlsdorf station
Location of Ohlsdorf within Hamburg
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Ohlsdorf
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Ohlsdorf
Coordinates: 53°37′18″N10°02′16″E / 53.62167°N 10.03778°E / 53.62167; 10.03778
Country Germany
State Hamburg
City Hamburg
Borough Hamburg-Nord
Population
 (2023-12-31) [1]
  Total17,693
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Mourning hall of the Jewish cemetery in Ohlsdorf Trauerhalle des judischen Friedhofs in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf.jpg
Mourning hall of the Jewish cemetery in Ohlsdorf
Old entrance of the Familienbad Ohlsdorf, a public pool at Ohlsdorf station Familienbad Ohlsdorf Alter Eingang - panoramio.jpg
Old entrance of the Familienbad Ohlsdorf, a public pool at Ohlsdorf station

Ohlsdorf is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany. Within the quarter, the Ohlsdorf Cemetery, the largest of Hamburg, is located. The cemetery is also considered the largest rural cemetery of the world. [2] [3]

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Geography

Ohlsdorf is bordered to the north by Hummelsbüttel, to the east by Wellingsbüttel, Bramfeld and Steilshoop, to the south by Barmbek-Nord and to the west by Alsterdorf and Fuhlsbüttel. The Alster marks the boundaries to Hummelsbüttel and partly also to Fuhlsbüttel and Alsterdorf.

Since the area consists largely of cemetery grounds, Klein Borstel and the southern part of Fuhlsbüttel belong administratively to the Ohlsdorf quarter - including the Fuhlsbüttel prison, called Santa Fu. [4]

Transportation

The important public transit hub of Ohlsdorf station is situated in the quarter, also Kornweg station of the Hamburg S-Bahn.

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References

  1. "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2023 nach Stadtteilen". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. May 2024.
  2. Ohlsdorf, Hamburg.de
  3. Rundgang über den größten Parkfriedhof der Welt, Frankfurter Rundschau
  4. JVA-Beamte konnten die wütende Menge kaum bändigen, Die Welt