Lurup ( listen ) is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany . It was formerly an independent village. In 2020 the population was 36,521.
16-527: In 1927 Lurup was merged with Altona, and in 1938 it was merged with Altona into Hamburg with the Greater Hamburg Act . In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Lurup has a total area of 6.4 km. The western border is formed by the railway tracks of the city train to the district of Eidelstedt, part of the borough Eimsbüttel . In the North, Lurup borders
32-742: Is serviced by the rapid transit system of the city train with the station Elbgaustrasse close to Eidelstedt. Public transport in Lurup is also provided by several bus lines. Between 1955 and 1973 Lurup was connected to the Hamburg tram (Lines 1 and 11). According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), 11,707 private cars were registered (353 cars/1000 people). 152 traffic accidents were recorded, including 121 traffic accidents with damage to persons. Greater Hamburg Act The Greater Hamburg Act ( German : Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz ), in full
48-732: The Herrschaft of Bergedorf - to the Free City of Lübeck in 1370. In 1401, Duke Eric IV retook the pawned area by force. Geesthacht was ceded as part of a condominium to the Hanseatic cities Hamburg and Lübeck by the Peace of Perleberg in 1420. In 1811, Geesthacht was annexed to the First French Empire as part of the Bouches de l'Elbe département, but the condominium was restored two years later. In
64-561: The Law Regarding Greater Hamburg and Other Territorial Readjustments ( German : Gesetz über Groß-Hamburg und andere Gebietsbereinigungen ), was passed by the government of Nazi Germany on 26 January 1937, and mandated the exchange of territories between Hamburg and the Free State of Prussia . It became effective on 1 April 1937 Hamburg lost most of its exclaves , including Geesthacht and Cuxhaven . In return, Hamburg
80-524: The 1860s, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel established a glycerin factory in Geesthacht (on Krümmel hill) and invented dynamite , with Krümmel becoming the first dynamite factory in the world. Lübeck sold its share in the condominium to Hamburg in 1868, and Geesthacht became a part Hamburg's state territory. The Bergedorf-Geesthachter Railway (BGE) opened in 1906. During the Weimar Republic , Geesthacht
96-514: The Greater Hamburg Act, Lübeck had been a separate member state of the Reich. Two reasons for ending this status are cited: Adolf Hitler had a distaste for Lübeck ever since the city council prohibited him to campaign there in 1932, and Lübeck formed part of the compensation given to Prussia for its losses to Hamburg (besides Lübeck, Prussia also gained Hamburg's territories of Geesthacht , which
112-582: The SPD, who was elected on the 08/08/2021. Geesthacht is a major energy and scientific research center. It has the Krümmel Nuclear Power Plant (closed 2011 after Fukushima - " Atomausstieg "), a boiling water nuclear reactor on the River Elbe, and a 120 MW pumped storage hydroelectrical plant situated within a few hundreds metres of the nuclear power plant. It consists of an artificial lake 80m above
128-569: The regulations for Hamburg, the law incorporated most of the Free City of Lübeck into the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein , though some smaller villages were included in the State of Mecklenburg . This constituted a victory for the Gauleiter (regional party leader) of Schleswig-Holstein , who had competed with the neighbouring Gauleiter of Mecklenburg for control of the city ever since 1933. Until
144-651: The right bank of the River Elbe . A church was built in what is today Geesthacht around the year 800. The town was first mentioned in 1216 as Hachede , then a part of the Duchy of Saxony . A change in the course of the Elbe cut the settlement into two: Geest hacht and Marschacht (in today's Lower Saxony ). In 1296, Geesthacht became part of the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg , partitioned from Saxony. Duke Eric III pawned Geesthacht - as part of
160-527: The river, where the water is pumped up from, and 600 MWh storage for later use in generating electricity when demand is high. Small wind and solar plants also produce electricity or pump water. Geesthacht is twinned with: The conservative politician Uwe Barschel , who was later involved in the "Waterkantgate" scandal, took his Abitur at the Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium in Geesthacht and as a student representative invited former Nazi admiral Dönitz to give
176-583: The state of Schleswig-Holstein and in the East it connects to the district of Osdorf , partially marked by the small stream of Luruper Moorgraben . In the South, Lurup borders the district of Bahrenfeld . In 2016 the population of Lurup was 36,053. The population density was 5,247/km (13,590/sq mi). 19.9% were children under the age of 18, and 18.4% were 65 years of age or older. 19.5% were resident aliens. 7.3% people were registered as unemployed. Average annual income
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#1732854805388192-541: The territorial reorganization in Allied-occupied Germany in the aftermath of World War II , the province of Schleswig-Holstein was transformed into the modern state of Schleswig-Holstein . In 1953, passenger service on the Bergedorf-Geesthachter Eisenbahn (a railway line) was suspended. At present, the city council is composed as follows: The current mayor of Geesthacht is Olaf Schulze of
208-449: Was 26.665 Euro. In 2006 there were 3,035 criminal offences (91 crimes per 1000 people). The population is counted by the residential registration office for 31 December each year. There are five elementary schools and six secondary schools in Lurup, totalling 3,343 students. The sports club SV Lurup has a stadium at Flurstraße. Lurup comprises 22 day care centers for children, 32 private medical offices and five pharmacies. Lurup
224-543: Was a hotbed of radical leftist parties ( USPD , KPD and SAPD ) and acquired the nickname Little Moscow . It was granted town privileges by the Hamburg state order of 2 January 1924. The historical town center was destroyed by a fire in 1928. As part of the Greater Hamburg Act of 1937, Geesthacht was transferred to the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein , there becoming part of the district ( Kreis ) of Lauenburg . After
240-630: Was also incorporated into the province of Schleswig-Holstein, and Ritzebüttel (including Cuxhaven ), which went to the Province of Hanover ). Geesthacht Geesthacht ( German: [ɡeːstˈhaxt] ) is the largest city in the District of the Duchy of Lauenburg (Herzogtum Lauenburg) in Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany, 34 kilometres (21 mi) south-east of Hamburg on
256-420: Was enlarged by including formerly Prussian towns like Altona , Wandsbek , and Harburg-Wilhelmsburg as well as a number of villages. Altona and Wandsbek had been part of the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein , while Harburg-Wilhelmsburg had been a part of the Prussian province of Hanover . This represented the formal merger of what had previously been referred to as the "Four-City Region". Besides
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