Veddel, Industrial quarter in Hamburg, Germany.
Description
Veddel is a quarter on three Elbe islands in northern Hamburg that combines residential and industrial zones. The area spreads across several kilometers and is shaped by waterways that surround its three separate land masses.
History
The area was originally farmland and transformed into a harbor quarter after Hamburg's free port was established. From 1885 onward, residential buildings appeared to accommodate growing port activities.
Culture
The name comes from a historic lock and the quarter is shaped by people who work in surrounding industries and port facilities. Residents define the area through their daily use of public spaces and their connection to harbor work.
Practical
The S-Bahn station Veddel connects the quarter to Hamburg city center and the wider metropolitan area. The best way to explore the area is on foot, moving between the different islands and discovering each zone at your own pace.
Did you know?
The Slomansiedlung is one of Hamburg's earliest worker settlements and shows how early attempts to improve living conditions took shape. Today you can still see the architecture from this reform movement that was specifically built for port workers.
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BallinStadt
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1.5 km
Kaltehofe
1.7 km
Elbpark Entenwerder
1.6 km
Hamburg-Rothenburgsort water tower
1.8 km
Villa Kaltehofe
1.5 km
Feuerwache Veddel
1.1 km
Müggenburger Zollhafen
925 m
Beesenland bridge
776 m
Immanuelkirche
1.4 km
Energieberg Georgswerder
502 m
Reginenort bridge
643 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Gustav Meier
1.8 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Eduard Olejniczak
2.2 km
Stolperstein dedicated to August Postler
1.8 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Marie Lena Bugzer
2 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Rudolf Meyer
2.1 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Otto Ernst Lang
1.6 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Josef Rudolf Schup
2.1 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Walter Mieloszyk
1.3 km
Brunnen
1.4 km
Ausschläger Elbdeich 3
1.7 km
Entenwerder boat ramp
1.5 km
Wilhelmsburger Brücke
1.4 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Oskar Ide
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