Kirchwerder

Kirchwerder (German pronunciation^ⓘ) is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Bergedorf. It is located on the southeast border of Hamburg at the Elbe river.

Kirchwerder
Quarter of Hamburg
Church of Saint Severin
Location of Kirchwerder
Kirchwerder Show map of Germany Kirchwerder Show map of Hamburg
Coordinates: 53°25′11″N 10°12′6″E
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
City	Hamburg
Borough	Bergedorf
Area
• Total	32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,448
• Density	320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes	040
Vehicle registration	HH

Geography

Kirchwerder is a part of the Vierlande and is located at the Elbe river. Therefore it is highly endangered by storm floods.

Kircherwerder borders the quarters Ochsenwerder, Reitbrook and Neuengamme. In the south is Harburg in Lower Saxony. The place Fünfhausen is located in the west of Kirchwerder. Zollenspieker is at the Elbe river.

Politics

These are the results of Kirchwerder in the Hamburg state election:

State Election	SPD	CDU	Greens	AfD	FDP	Left	Others
2020	40,6 %	23,6 %	13,2 %	08,3 %	04,5 %	04,1 %	05,7 %
2015	48,7 %	23,5 %	07,3 %	06,6 %	06,5 %	04,5 %	02,9 %
2011	44,2 %	35,4 %	06,6 %	–	06,4 %	03,0 %	04,4 %
2008	24,3 %	59,7 %	05,2 %	–	04,7 %	03,3 %	02,9 %
2004	22,5 %	63,1 %	06,0 %	–	03,2 %	–	05,2 %

Transport

Kirchwerder has no S-Bahn or U-Bahn station. However it has a large bus system.

References

1. "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2023 nach Stadtteilen". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. May 2024.