Fünfhausen

Fünfhausen
Borough of Hamburg
Fünfhausen
Coordinates: 53°26′39″N 10°7′40″E / 53.44417°N 10.12778°E / 53.44417; 10.12778Coordinates: 53°26′39″N 10°7′40″E / 53.44417°N 10.12778°E / 53.44417; 10.12778
Country Germany
State Hamburg
City Hamburg
Borough Bergedorf
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Dialling codes 040
Vehicle registration HH

Fünfhausen is a place in Hamburg, Germany. It's a part of the borough Bergedorf.

History

During World War II 50 wooden homes were built for families which were affected by the bombing in the city. At that time the people from Bergedorf used to call Fünfhausen Kistendorf (box village) because of the cubic shaped houses.[1]

In October 1954 Fünfhausen was visited by the German chancellor Theodor Heuss.[2]

Geography

Fünfhausen is located in the quarter Kirchwerder in Hamburg. West of Fünfhausen is the quarter Ochsenwerder. In the center is the Sandbrack Lake[3] and nearby is the Hohendeicher Lake and the Elbe river. North of it is the Gose Elbe.

The main streets are Durchdeich, Ochsenwerder Landscheideweg and Süderquerweg.

Fünfhausen in the borough Harburg

There is a second much smaller place in Hamburg which is called Fünfhausen in the borough Harburg in the district Neuland. It is located at the Elbe and borders Seevetal in Lower Saxony.

Coordinates for Fünfhausen in Harburg: 53° 27′ 46″ N, 10° 2′ 53″ E

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