Grindel in Hamburg

10 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hamburg, Universities, Colleges, Academies Reading Time:  10 minutes

Hamburg Kammerspiele (theatre) © Martin Petersen/cc-by-a-3.0

Hamburg Kammerspiele (theatre) © Martin Petersen/cc-by-a-3.0

The Grindel is a quarter in the Hamburg-Rotherbaum district with its centre at Allende-Platz (formerly: Bornplatz) and the area of ​​Grindelberg to the north, which today belongs to the Harvestehude district. Documentary mentions of the former forest and wetland west of the (later built) Dammtor can be found from the 14th century onwards. The main building of the University of Hamburg is located near the Dammtor train station, not far from the main campus (Von-Melle-Park) with the Hamburg State and University Library Carl von Ossietzky, the Audimax and several other teaching buildings. On the other side of Grindelallee, other teaching buildings are grouped around Martin-Luther-King-Platz. The Geomatikum near the Schlump underground station forms the end in the west.   read more…

Theme Week Hamburg – Rotherbaum

29 January 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, Hamburg Reading Time:  8 minutes

Hamburg University - Main building © Merlin Senger/cc-by-sa-3.0

Hamburg University – Main building © Merlin Senger/cc-by-sa-3.0

Rotherbaum is a quarter of Eimsbüttel, a borough of Hamburg. In 2016 the population was 16,456. In German, “roter Baum” means red tree. The “th”, which in general was abolished in the spelling reform of 1900, was preserved in names. Depending on grammatical context, it might also be spelled with n as Rothenbaum. The campuses of the University of Hamburg and the University of Music and Drama of Hamburg are located in Rotherbaum. Directly at the artificial Außenalster lake is the Consulate General of the United States.   read more…

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