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HafenCity is a Hamburg waterfront district on former port land on Elbe island Grasbrook, combining historic Speicherstadt with newer quarters.

Waarom gaan

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  • Elbphilharmonie, HafenCity’s landmark concert hall.
  • Speicherstadt’s historic warehouses, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015.
  • The International Maritime Museum of Hamburg.

Niet missen

  • ElbphilharmonieThe concert hall opened in 2017 above an old warehouse, on the Kaiserhöft site where Kaispeicher A was completed in 1875.Kaiserhöft
  • SpeicherstadtThe western warehouse district opened in 1888 on the site of residential neighbourhoods cleared for the free port.Former islands of Kehrwieder and Wandrahm
  • Am Dalmannkai/SandtorkaiHafenCity’s first completed quarter, finished in 2009.Beside the Elbphilharmonie2009

Wetenswaardigheden4

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  1. 157 hectares

    The newer development area covers about 157 hectares on former Großen Grasbrook and expands the city centre by 40 percent.

    Hamburg-HafenCity - Wikipedia
  2. 16,000 people

    Plans anticipate homes for up to 16,000 people, as well as hotels and workplaces, by the early 2030s.

    Hamburg-HafenCity - Wikipedia
  3. HafenCity University focuses on architecture and urban planning.

    HafenCity - Wikipedia
  4. 40 sea

    A HafenCity cruise-terminal building is made from 40 sea containers.

    Hamburg - Wikivoyage (listing)

Shorts

Geschiedenis

Until the early 19th century, most of Grasbrook lay outside Hamburg’s city gates. Shipyards and port businesses operated there in the 18th and early 19th centuries. From the mid-1960s, active port operations shifted west of the Alter Elbtunnel as container traffic and ship sizes grew, leaving former port land increasingly derelict.

  1. 15th centuryThe west tip of Großen Grasbrook served as an execution site, including for pirate Klaus Störtebeker and the Vitalienbrüder.
  2. 1844Hamburg’s first gasworks was built on the island.
  3. 1866Sandtorhafen, Hamburg’s first artificial harbour basin, was excavated.
  4. 1875Kaispeicher A was completed at Kaiserhöft, on the site now occupied by the Elbphilharmonie.
  5. 1883Kehrwieder and Wandrahm were cleared for the free port, displacing about 20,000 residents.
Alles tonen
  1. 1885The former port authority administration building was built at Magdeburger Hafen.
  2. 1886Harbour basins and facilities covered the whole island.
  3. 2000A master plan set out the conversion of the harbour edge into an extension of the city centre.
  4. 9 Apr 2001Construction began.
  5. 20 Jun 2001The first cornerstone was laid.
  6. 1 Jan 2003The area left the duty-free zone to make housing and supporting infrastructure possible.
  7. 1 Mar 2008HafenCity became an official Hamburg district.
  8. 2009Am Dalmannkai/Sandtorkai, beside the Elbphilharmonie, became the first completed part of the district.

Hoe kom je er

  • TreinTake the U4 metro to Überseequartier, HafenCity Universität or Elbbrücken.
  • BootCruise ships can berth at Hamburg Cruise Center HafenCity at Strandkai.
  • Te voetA cruise terminal serving HafenCity is located in Westfield Hamburg Überseequartier.

Bronnen: HafenCity - Wikipedia · Hamburg - Wikivoyage (listing) · Cruisegate Hamburg | Cruise Center HafenCity · Hamburg-HafenCity - Wikipedia · HafenCity - Wikipedia · gecontroleerd op 26 sep 2026

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Vragen en antwoorden

How large is HafenCity?

The whole district covers about 2.4 square kilometres.

How did the former port become a residential district?

The area left the duty-free zone in January 2003, allowing housing and supporting infrastructure.

What occupied Grasbrook before the modern port?

Its western tip served as an execution site in the 15th century, including for pirate Klaus Störtebeker and the Vitalienbrüder.

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