Neugraben-Fischbek

Neugraben-Fischbek
Quarter of Hamburg
Location of Neugraben-Fischbek in Hamburg
Neugraben-Fischbek Neugraben-Fischbek
Coordinates: 53°29′N 9°52′E
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
City	Hamburg
Borough	Harburg, Hamburg
Area
• Total	22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	34,443
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes	040
Vehicle registration	HH

[ˈfɪʃbeːk] is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, and belongs to the borough Harburg. The quarter consists of the old settlements Neugraben and Fischbek, and the more recently constructed area Neuwiedenthal.

History

Memorial stone for the foundation of Fischbek 1544

History of Fischbek

Fischbek was first mentioned in 1544 as Vischbecke. In 1937 the independent village Fischbek was merged into Hamburg.

History of Neugraben

Memorial sign "Extermination through labour" at the quarter office in Neugraben-Fischbek.

In 1937 the independent village of Neugraben was merged into Hamburg.

Subcamp Neugraben

In Neugraben there was a subcamp of the Nazi concentration camp Neuengamme. On September 13, 1944 the women's subcamp was opened in Falkenbergweg. 500 Czech-Jewish women coming from the Ghetto Theresienstadt were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. The SS in Auschwitz selected the women for labour in Hamburg. In the Neugraben camp the work was building auxiliary homes, also laying supply pipes and building streets in the neighbourhood Falkenbergsiedlung. During the last months of World War II, some of the women had to do clearing up work in Harburg's oil industry and to dig antitank obstacles in Hausbruch. In February 1945, the SS transferred the women to the camp Hamburg-Tiefstack and later from there to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

Geography

Neugraben-Fischbek is southeast of the quarter Neuenfelde, in the northeast is Francop, in the east is the quarter Hausbruch. In the south is the district Harburg of the German state Lower Saxony. A large part of the quarter is the nature reserve Harburger Berge (Hills of Harburg) in the south. Neugraben-Fischbek it a mixed rural and suburban area of 22.5 km².

In Neugraben-Fischbek is the highest point of Hamburg, the Hasselbrack, which has an elevation of 116.2 metres AMSL

Demographics

In 2006 the Neugraben-Fischbek quarter had a population of 27,103. The population density was 1,204/km² (3,118/sq mi). 19% were children under the age of 18, and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older. Resident non-Germans comprised 10.1% of the population. 1,644 people were registered as unemployed.

In 1999 there were 12,170 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.31.

Population by year

1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
25,603	25,794	26,228	26,384	26,505	26,643	26,643	27,415	27,381	27,630	27,589	27,657	27,753

2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
27,685	27,601	27,453	27,599	27,377	27,218	27,103

Infrastructure

Transportation

Neugraben-Fischbek is served by the rapid transit system of the city train with the stations Neugraben and Fischbek.

See also

• List of subcamps of Neuengamme

References

• Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website (in German)
• Official German list of concentration camps Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos gemäß § 42 Abs. 2 BEG (in German)

Parts translated from de:Neugraben-Fischbek

External links

• Neugraben-Hausbruch Notgeld (emergency currency) webgerman.com/Notgeld/Directory/N/Neugraben.htm