Lurup

Lurup
Location of Lurup in the city of Hamburg
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
City	Hamburg
Borough	Altona, Hamburg
Area
• Total	6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (31.12.2006)
• Total	33,459
• Density	5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	22547, 22549
Dialling codes	040
Vehicle registration	HH

Lurup is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. It was a former independent town. In 2006 the population was 33,459.

History

In 1927 Lurup was merged into Altona, and in 1938 it was merged with Altona into Hamburg with the Greater Hamburg Act.

Geography

In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Lurup has a total area of 6.4 km².

The western border is the railway tracks of the city train to the quarter Eidelstedt of the borough Eimsbüttel. In the North is the state Schleswig-Holstein and in the East the quarter Osdorf. In the South is the border to the quarter Bahrenfeld.

Demographics

In 2006 in the quarter Lurup were living 33,459 people. The population density was 5,247/km² (13,590/sq mi). 19.7% were children under the age of 18, and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. 15.3% were resident aliens. 2,003 people were registered as unemployed and 9,997 were employees subject to social insurance contributions.

In 1999 there were 15,043 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.14.

In 2006 there were 3,035 criminal offences (91 crimes per 1000 people).

Population by year

The population is counted by the residential registration office for 31 December each year.

1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
31,041	31,010	31,321	31,636	31,754	32,015	31,868	31,751	31,625	31,558	31,884	32,035	31,986

2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
32,089	31,979	32,565	33,011	33,252	33,132	33,459

Education

There were 5 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools with 3,343 pupils in the quarter.

Culture

Sports

The sports club SV Lurup with a soccer department in the Oberliga Nord (2007/2008) has its home ground in the Jonny Arfert arena at the street Flurstrasse.

Infrastructure

Health systems

In Lurup were 22 day care centers for children and also 32 physicians in private practice and 5 pharmacies.

Transportation

Lurup is serviced by the rapid transit system of the city train with the station Elbgaustrasse on the border to Eidelstedt and the station Krupunder on the border to Halstenbek. Public transport is mainly provided by buses. Between 1955 and 1973 Lurup was connected to the Hamburg tram (Lines 1 and 11).

According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 11,707 private cars registered (353 cars/1000 people). There were 152 traffic accidents total, including 121 traffic accidents with damage to persons.

Notes

References

• Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website (German)

External links

• Socially Integrative City: An Initial Appraisal, 2002, Hamburg - Altona-Lurup - Bundestransferstelle Soziale Stadt