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Speicherstadt
The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.
0 km · about 5 min drive
Hamburg, Germany · Europe
HafenCity works well as a base: 42km from Lüneburg Heath.
HafenCity is a town located in Hamburg, Germany. With a population of 5,803, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, HafenCity sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add HafenCity to your route.
HafenCity (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːfn̩ˌsɪti] ) is a quarter in the borough of Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island Grasbrook, on the former Port of Hamburg area. It was formally established in 2008 and also includes the historical Speicherstadt area, which since 2015 is an UNESCORead more
World Heritage Site with the adjacent Kontorhausviertel. The main landmark of the HafenCity is the Elbphilharmonie concert hall.
In a narrower sense, HafenCity Hamburg is a project of urban regeneration where the "greater Grasbrook" area of the former Hamburg free port is being revitalised with new hotels, shops, office buildings, and residential areas. The project is considered the largest urban redevelopment project in Europe by landmass, at approximately 2.2 square kilometres (220 ha). With the diminished economic importance of free ports in an era of European Union free trade, large container ships, and increased border security, the Hamburg free port was downsized, relieving the current HafenCity area of its restrictions. The ground-breaking ceremony was held on 20 June 2001, with the first quarter called "Am Dalmannkai/Sandtorkai", neighboring the Elbphilharmonie, completed in 2009.
When completely developed, the HafenCity area is projected to be home to about 12,000 people and the workplace of 40,000 people.
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HafenCity is located in Hamburg, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 53.5416 latitude, 9.9933 longitude.
HafenCity has a population of approximately 5,803 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.
0 km · about 5 min drive
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The world's largest model railway exhibition in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, with over 16,000 metres of track spanning miniature continents.
0 km · about 5 min drive
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Hamburg's stunning concert hall rising like a glass wave atop a former cocoa warehouse on the Elbe, with a free public plaza offering harbour views.
1 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Museum of rare prototypes and racing cars focused on Porsche and Volkswagen history in Hamburg's HafenCity.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Hamburg's bustling floating landing piers on the Elbe, the gateway to harbour cruises and the historic St. Pauli waterfront.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Hamburg's famous zoo pioneering open-air enclosures without bars since 1907, with a tropical aquarium.
7 km · about 15 min drive
national park
A vast purple-blossoming heathland nature reserve, magical when the heather blooms in late summer and crossed by car-free trails.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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A charming Hanseatic salt town with crooked gabled houses and a tilting brick skyline, gateway to the heath.
43 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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