Waltershof

Waltershof

Waltershof

Quarter of Hamburg in Germany


Waltershof (German pronunciation) is a quarter in the Hamburg-Mitte borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. It is a part of the Port of Hamburg.

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Geography

Waltershof is located at the Norderelbe and Köhlbrand and is made out of the islands Griesenwerder, Mühlenwerder, Maakenwerder and Rugenbergen.

It borders the quarters Finkenwerder, Altenwerder, Steinwerder, Othmarschen, Ottensen and Altona-Altstadt.

Politics

In the Hamburg Parliament voting Waltershof is a part of the electoral district of Billstedt-Wilhelmsburg-Finkenwerder. Because of the very low inhabitants the voting results are combined with the results from Finkenwerder.

Transportation

In Waltershof is the southern entrance to the Elbe Tunnel and the western connection to the Köhlbrandbrücke.

It is not connected to the public train system but it has a ferry station served by HADAG ferries to the Landungsbrücken.


References

  1. "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2017" (PDF). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 10 April 2018.

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