Everything about Hamburg-harburg totally explained
Hamburg-Harburg (
UN/LOCODE: DE HBU) is a borough of the city of
Hamburg,
Germany. Hamburg-Harburg covers 161 km² (21% of the area of Hamburg), and has a population of 196,000.
Hamburg-Harburg lies on the southern shores of the river
Elbe and covers large parts of
Hamburg Harbour, large residential areas and some research institutes. The large
Hamburg University of Technology has an international reputation for its engineering faculties.
History
Until
1937 Harburg belonged to the
Prussian
Province of Hanover, where it was the capital of the district of
Harburg. In
1927 it was merged with the nearby city of
Wilhelmsburg to form the city of
Harburg-Wilhelmsburg. Following the
Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz (Greater Hamburg Act) Harburg, together with other cities such as
Altona, was incorporated into the city of Hamburg. Despite its incorporation into Hamburg, Harburg continued to be the district capital of the Hanoverian district of Harburg. In
1944, the district capital was transferred to
Winsen (Luhe).
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