knowledge Overview
The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg lies on the Elbe around 100 km from the North Sea and, with about 1.85 million inhabitants (2022 census), is Germany's second-largest city. A dense metropolitan area is concentrated on around 755 km². Its ISO-3166-2 code is DE-HH. Hamburg was a founding state of the Federal Republic in 1949.
Administrative divisions
As a city state, Hamburg has no rural districts; the city is divided into 7 boroughs (e.g. Hamburg-Mitte, Altona, Eimsbüttel), which handle local administrative tasks. The Senate is at the same time the state government.
Major cities
- Hamburg (as a city state, the city constitutes the entire state)
Transport
The Hamburg U-Bahn with lines U1 to U4 is operated by Hamburger Hochbahn, complemented by the S-Bahn and a dense bus network. With the Port of Hamburg, Hamburg Airport and several ICE and long-distance rail connections, Hamburg is the most important transport hub in northern Germany.
Economy
Important are port and logistics, the aviation industry (Airbus), trade, media and the digital economy; Hamburg is also home to many insurance companies and banks.