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# Hamburg (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg)

Hamburg is a city state on the Elbe and Alster with around 755 km² and about 1.85 million inhabitants (2022 census); it is Germany's second-largest city.

## 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](/en/concepts/ubahn-hamburg-u1.html) to [U4](/en/concepts/ubahn-hamburg-u4.html) is operated by [Hamburger Hochbahn](/en/organizations/hamburger-hochbahn.html), 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.

更新时间：2026-10-28

## 标签

- [行政区划](/en/tags/admin-division.html)

## 关系


## 正文反向链接

- [Administrative divisions of Germany](/en/concepts/germany-admin-divisions.html)

## 来源

- Hamburg — Wikipedia：https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg abgerufen 2026-10-28