Eidelstedt
is a quarter of ⓘHamburg, Germany, in the borough of Eimsbüttel. It is located on the northwestern boundaries of the borough and of the city.
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Location of Eidelstedt in Hamburg ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 53.60707°N 9.90622°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hamburg |
City | Hamburg |
Borough | Hamburg-Eimsbüttel |
Area | |
• Total | 8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 35,078 |
• Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Dialling codes | 040 |
Vehicle registration | HH |

Geography
Eidelstedt borders the quarters of Schnelsen, Niendorf, Stellingen, as well as Bahrenfeld and Lurup in the neighbouring Altona borough.
History
In 1266/69 Eidelstedt was first recorded as a village,[2] then under the names of Eilstede, Eylstedt or Eylenstede. The part -stedt in the name refers to a Saxonian foundation, meaning safe settlement or safe residence, which was founded by a first settler named Eyler. Another explanation derives from Ilenstätten, referring to a place (German: Stätte), where medicinal leeches (German: Egel, Blutegel, Low German: Ilen) could be found, namely in a stream called Mühlenau and the pond of Mühlenteich in the village.[3] In 1937, the village was incorporated into Hamburg by the Greater Hamburg Act, which came into force in 1938.[2]
Politics
Election | SPD | Greens | CDU | Left | AfD | FDP | Others |
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2020 | 45.7 % | 18.6 % | 10.6 % | % | 8.9% | 7.6% | 2.9% | 5.7
2015 | 54.1 % | % | 8,413.9 % | % | 7.3% | 7.5% | 4.9% | 3.2
2011 | 55.9 % | % | 8.120.2 % | % | 6.4– | % | 4.5% | 4.9
2008 | 38.3 % | % | 6.341.7 % | % | 6.7– | % | 4.1% | 2.8
2004 | 35.4 % | % | 7.346.7 % | – | – | % | 2.5% | 8.2
Transportation
The Hamburg-Altona–Kiel railway marks the south western boundaries of the quarter, with Hamburg S-Bahn commuter trains serve Elbgaustraße and Eidelstedt station; the latter is also served by AKN commuter trains. AKN railcars also call Eidelstedt Zentrum station.
References
- "Bevölkerung in Hamburg am 31.12.2020" (PDF). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 23 April 2021.
- Eidelstedt, Hamburg.de, in German
- Horst Beckershaus: Die Namen der Hamburger Stadtteile. Woher sie kommen und was sie bedeuten, Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-434-52545-9, p. 34