Sternschanze

Sternschanze
Quarter of Hamburg
Susannenstraße, a typical street "in der Schanze"
Susannenstraße, a typical street "in der Schanze"
Location of Sternschanze
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Sternschanze is located in Germany
Sternschanze
Sternschanze
Sternschanze is located in Hamburg
Sternschanze
Sternschanze
Coordinates: 53°33′42″N 9°57′44″E / 53.56167°N 9.96222°E / 53.56167; 9.96222
CountryGermany
StateHamburg
CityHamburg
BoroughAltona, Hamburg
Area
 • Total
0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
7,713
 • Density13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes040
Vehicle registrationHH
Demonstration by leftist groups, amongst others for the squatted Hafenstraße houses in neighbouring St. Pauli on 20 December 1986

Sternschanze (German pronunciationⓘ) (lit. Star Sconce) is a quarter in the center of Hamburg (Germany) within the Altona borough. In 2014, the population was 7,776 on an area of 0.6 km2 with a density of 14,113 inhabitants per km2.[2] After Reeperbahn, it is Hamburg's best known entertainment and nightlife district. It is also known as Schanzenviertel (German pronunciationⓘ) and nicknamed Schanze (German pronunciationⓘ).

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2023 nach Stadtteilen". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. May 2024.
  2. ^ Ein kunterbuntes Viertel mit eigensinnigen Bewohnern, Hamburg.de, in German