Hamburg
Hamburg sits at the confluence of the Elbe River, known for its vibrant port and as a gateway to northern Europe with the historic Speicherstadt warehouse district.
Catholic jurisdiction: Latin — Archdiocese of Hamburg
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Recent news from Hamburg
- AIDA testet Self-Check-in – die Kreuzfahrt soll vom Flughafen lernenVom Hamburg Airport kennt man es, nun wurde es auch auf Steinwerder ausprobiert: ein Check-in am Automaten. Hat das Modell Zukunft?
- Razzia in Hamburg: Mann soll Südamerikanerinnen zur Prostitution eingeschleust habenDie Bundespolizei hat in Hamburg mehrere Bordelle durchsucht. Die Staatsanwaltschaft hatte einen 54 Jahre alten Mann zur Verhaftung ausgeschrieben.
- Old but Gold Ü30 Hip Hop Festival: Die Infos für Besucher – wie kommt man hin?Zwei Tage mit vielen Stars wie De La Soul: Am 25. und 26. Juli läuft in Hamburg Hip-Hop für Erwachsene. Hier gibt‘s alles, was Fans wissen müssen.
- Angriffe auf Zugbegleiter: 166 Gewaltdelikte gegen Bahnpersonal in Hamburg„Zunehmende Verrohung“. Bundesweit 1600 Taten in fünf Monaten. Deutsche Bahn setzt auf Bodycams – und zeigt in Hamburg deutlich mehr an.
- Nahe Uni Hamburg: Mehrere Verletzte nach Unfall mit HVV-Bus und TransporterTransporterfahrer kracht am Mittwochnachmittag beim Wenden auf der Edmund-Siemers-Allee in den Linienbus. Drei Personen im Krankenhaus.
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Notable people from Hamburg
Ranked by number of Wikipedia languages that have an article — a proxy for cross-cultural notability. Data: Wikidata.
Johannes Brahms1833–1897German composer (1833–1897)
Felix Mendelssohn1809–1847German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (1809-1847)
Heinrich Hertz1857–1894German physicist (1857–1894)
Helmut Schmidt1918–2015Chancellor of West Germany (1974–1982)
Gustav Ludwig Hertz1887–1975German physicist (1887–1975)
James Franck1882–1964German-American physicist (1882–1964)
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