Billstedt () is a quarter in the borough Hamburg-Mitte, in the eastern part of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020, the population was 71,077; it was the second-most populous quarter of Hamburg.
History
Schifbeck, Öjendorf, Steinbeck and Schlem are the old settlements.
Geography
In 2006, according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the Billstedt quarter had a total area of 17 km². To the north is the Jenfeld quarter of the
Wandsbek borough. The municipalities Barsbüttel and
Oststeinbek in the German state Schleswig-Holstein are to the east. To the west are the quarters Horn and
Billbrook, to the south is the Lohbrügge quarter of the
Bergedorf borough. In the east of Billstedt is the place Mümmelmannsberg.
Demographics
In 2007, the population of the Billstedt quarter was 68,936. The population density was . 19.7% were children under the age of 18, and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. 22.5% were immigrants. 5,274 people were registered as unemployed.
[Residents registration office, source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007)] In 1999, there were 32,336 households, 39% of which were single individuals. The average household size was 2.14.
[Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (1999)]
Population by year
In 2007 there were 9,626 criminal offences (140/1000 people).
Education
In 2006, there were 10 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools in the Billstedt quarter with 3,894 pupils.
[Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2006)]
Politics
These are the results of Billstedt in the Hamburg state election:
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| 2020 | 51,5 % | 12,1 % | 10,7 % | 9,3 % | 8,0 % | 3,3 % | 5,1 % |
| 2015 | 55,7 % | 5,0 % | 9,9 % | 12,9 % | 7,9 % | 4,5 % | 4,1 % |
| 2011 | 56,9 % | 5,4 % | – | 20,1 % | 7,4 % | 4,1 % | 6,1 % |
| 2008 | 39,5 % | 4,0 % | – | 40,2 % | 8,5 % | 3,5 % | 4,3 % |
| 2004 | 36,4 % | 4,8 % | – | 44,5 % | – | 3,4 % | 12,0 % |
| 2001 | 40,3 % | 3,1 % | – | 22,3 % | 0,3 % | 4,4 % | 31,6 % |
| 1997 | 43,7 % | 7,0 % | – | 24,6 % | 0,4 % | 2,1 % | 22,2 % |
| 1993 | 50,6 % | 7,5 % | – | 18,9 % | – | 1,9 % | 21,1 % |
Infrastructure
Health systems
In 2007, there were 36 day-care centers for children, 84 physicians in private practices and 12 pharmacies.
Transportation
The Bundesautobahn 1 motorway and the Bundesstrasse 5 road run through the quarter. Billstedt is served by the
rapid transit system of the
Hamburg U-Bahn and has several stations on lines U2 and U4.
According to Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt) figures for 2007, 19,998 private cars (290 cars/1000 people) were registered in Billstedt, and 258 traffic accidents occurred.[Source: statistical office Nord of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (2007)]
Recreation
Located in the part
Öjendorf is the lake Öjendorfer See.
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