Altona, Hamburg

Altona is the westernmost district of the city of Hamburg in Germany, on the right bank of the Elbe.

It was founded in 1535 as a village of fishermen. In 1664 it received city rights from Danish King Frederick III. Until 1864 Altona was one of the Danish monarchy's most important harbour towns. Denmark's first railroad from Altona to Kiel, the Christian VIII Baltic Sea Rail Line (Christian VIII. Østersø Jernbane), was opened in 1844.

In 1867 it became part of Prussia.

In 1938 the Greater Hamburg Act merged it and several surrounding cities with Hamburg.

Today Altona is the location of a major train station, connecting the Hamburg S-Bahn with the regional rail.

Politically, the following districts are subject to the borough Altona:# Hamburg-Altona (Altstadt)# Hamburg-Altona (Nord)# Hamburg-Bahrenfeld# Hamburg-Ottensen# Hamburg-Othmarschen (including parts of Klein Flottbek)# Hamburg-Groß Flottbek# Hamburg-Osdorf# Hamburg-Lurup# Hamburg-Nienstedten (including parts of Klein Flottbek)# Hamburg-Blankenese# Hamburg-Iserbrook# Hamburg-Sülldorf # Hamburg-Rissen

Image:Bahnhof Hamburg-Altona Gleis 6.jpg|Altona railway stationImage:Hamburg Altona Alleetheater 2005.jpg|Allee theatre in AltonaImage:Elbe.Anleger Neumühlen.wmt.jpg|Today Altona's harbour is mostly used as museum ("Schiffsanleger Neumühlen"

External links

* Nienstedten, borough in Altona, Hamburg