Editing Hamburg (section)

==Government==
{{Further|Government of Hamburg|List of mayors of Hamburg}}

[[File:Hamburg Rathausmarkt und Rathaus.jpg|thumb|right|Hamburg City Hall (front view)]]
The city of Hamburg is one of 16 [[States of Germany|German states]], therefore the [[Government of Hamburg|Mayor of Hamburg]]'s office corresponds more to the role of a [[minister-president]] than to that of a city mayor. As a [[States of Germany#Politics|German state government]], it is responsible for public education, correctional institutions and public safety; as a municipality, it is additionally responsible for libraries, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply and welfare services.

Since 1897, the seat of the government has been [[Hamburg City Hall]] (Hamburg Rathaus), with the office of the mayor, the meeting room for the Senate and the floor for the [[Hamburg Parliament]].<ref name=rathaus>{{Citation |title=Kleiner Rathausführer |location=Hamburg |publisher=[[Government of Hamburg#Ministries|State Chancellery]] |year=2006|language=de}}</ref> From 2001 until 2010, the mayor of Hamburg was [[Ole von Beust]],<ref name=usatoday2008>{{Citation |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-02-24-Germany-elections_N.htm |title=German conservatives win most votes |access-date=13 August 2008 |work=USA Today |date=24 February 2008}}</ref> who governed in Germany's first statewide "black-green" coalition, consisting of the conservative [[CDU Hamburg]] and the alternative GAL, which are Hamburg's regional wing of the [[Alliance '90/The Greens|Alliance 90/The Greens]] party.<ref>{{Citation
 |last=Kopp
 |first=Martin
 |title=Geheime Absprachen zwischen CDU und Grünen
 |year=2007
 |location=Hamburg
 |publisher=[[Die Welt]]
 |url=https://www.welt.de/hamburg/arti2318261/Geheime_Absprachen_zwischen_CDU_und_Gruenen.html
 |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090629204340/http://www.welt.de/hamburg/arti2318261/Geheime_Absprachen_zwischen_CDU_und_Gruenen.html
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=29 June 2009
|access-date=13 August 2008 |language=de
}}</ref> Von Beust was briefly succeeded by [[Christoph Ahlhaus]] in 2010, but the coalition broke apart on 28 November 2010.<ref>[http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2010-11/cdu-gruene-hamburg Schwarz-Grün in Hamburg am Ende] in [[Die Zeit]] – online, revisited on November, 28. 2010.</ref> On 7 March 2011 [[Olaf Scholz]] ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]) became mayor. After the 2015 election the SPD and the [[Alliance '90/The Greens|Alliance 90/The Greens]] formed a coalition.

===Boroughs===
{{Main|Boroughs and quarters of Hamburg}}
[[File:Hamburg Subdivisions.svg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|The 7 boroughs and 104 quarters of Hamburg]]

Hamburg is made up of seven boroughs (German: ''Bezirke'') and subdivided into 104 quarters (German: ''Stadtteile''). There are 181 localities (German: ''Ortsteile''). The urban organisation is regulated by the Constitution of Hamburg and several laws.<ref name=constitution/><ref name=borough>Borough Administration Act {{Citation |title=Bezirksverwaltungsgesetz (BezVG) |url=http://hh.juris.de/hh/gesamt/BezVwG_HA_2006.htm |access-date=21 September 2008 |date=6 July 2006 |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070813163835/http://hh.juris.de/hh/gesamt/BezVwG_HA_2006.htm |archive-date=13 August 2007 }}</ref> Most of the quarters were former independent cities, towns or villages annexed into Hamburg proper. The last large annexation was done through the [[Greater Hamburg Act]] of 1937, when the cities [[Altona, Hamburg|Altona]], [[Harburg, Hamburg|Harburg]], and [[Hamburg-Wandsbek|Wandsbek]] were merged into the state of Hamburg.<ref name=greateract>[[Greater Hamburg Act]] {{Citation |title=Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz |url=http://www.verfassungen.de/de/hh/hamburg37.htm |date=26 January 1937 |access-date=24 September 2008 |language=de |archive-date=17 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117155225/http://www.verfassungen.de/de/hh/hamburg37.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ''Act of the Constitution and Administration of Hanseatic city of Hamburg'' established Hamburg as a state and a municipality.<ref name=reichconst>Reich Act of the Constitution and Administration of Hanseatic city of Hamburg {{Citation |title=Reichsgesetz über die Verfassung und Verwaltung der Hansestadt Hamburg |url=http://www.verfassungen.de/de/hh/hamburg37-1.htm |date=9 December 1937 |access-date=24 September 2008 |language=de |archive-date=27 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227082432/http://www.verfassungen.de/de/hh/hamburg37-1.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Some of the boroughs and quarters have been rearranged several times.

Each borough is governed by a Borough Council (German: ''Bezirksversammlung'') and administered by a Municipal Administrator (German: ''Bezirksamtsleiter''). The boroughs are not independent municipalities: their power is limited and subordinate to the [[Mayor of Hamburg|Senate of Hamburg]]. The borough administrator is elected by the Borough Council and thereafter requires confirmation and appointment by Hamburg's Senate.<ref name=borough/> The quarters have no governing bodies of their own.
[[File:Germany (2), Neuwerk, Scharhörn, Nigehörn.jpg|thumb|The part of the North Sea in this aerial picture is called the [[Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park]] and belongs administratively to the borough of Hamburg-Mitte. Some 50 people live here on the island Neuwerk (visible just above the centre).]]

Since the latest territorial reform of March 2008, the boroughs are [[Hamburg-Mitte]], [[Altona, Hamburg|Altona]], [[Eimsbüttel]], [[Hamburg-Nord]], [[Wandsbek]], [[Bergedorf]], and [[Harburg, Hamburg|Harburg]].<ref name=actareal>{{Cite web|title=Gesetz über die räumliche Gliederung der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (RäumGiG) |date=6 July 2006 |url=https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-RGlGHArahmen |access-date=26 November 2022 |language=de |trans-title=Hamburg Act of Areal Organization }}</ref><ref>[https://www.hamburg.de/bezirke/24312/startseite-bezirke/ Gebietsreform Bezirke], Stadtportal hamburg.de. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>

''[[Hamburg-Mitte]]'' ("Hamburg Centre") covers mostly the urban centre of the city and consists of the quarters [[Billbrook]], [[Billstedt]], [[Borgfelde]], [[Finkenwerder]], [[HafenCity]], [[Hamm, Hamburg|Hamm]], [[Hammerbrook]], [[Horn, Hamburg|Horn]], [[Kleiner Grasbrook]], [[Neuwerk]], [[Rothenburgsort]], [[St. Georg, Hamburg|St. Georg]], [[St. Pauli]], [[Steinwerder]], [[Veddel]], [[Waltershof]], and [[Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg|Wilhelmsburg]].<ref name=actareal/> The quarters [[Hamburg-Altstadt]] ("old town") and [[Neustadt, Hamburg|Neustadt]] ("new town") are the historical origin of Hamburg.

''[[Altona, Hamburg|Altona]]'' is the westernmost urban borough, on the right bank of the Elbe river. From 1640 to 1864, Altona was under the administration of the [[Monarchy of Denmark|Danish monarchy]]. Altona was an independent city until 1937. Politically, the following quarters are part of Altona: [[Altona-Altstadt]], [[Altona-Nord]], [[Bahrenfeld]], [[Ottensen]], [[Othmarschen]], [[Groß Flottbek]], [[Osdorf, Hamburg|Osdorf]], [[Lurup]], [[Nienstedten]], [[Blankenese]], [[Iserbrook]], [[Sülldorf]], [[Rissen]], and [[Sternschanze]].<ref name=actareal/>

''[[Bergedorf]]'' consists of the quarters [[Allermöhe]], [[Altengamme]], [[Bergedorf (quarter)|Bergedorf]]—the centre of the former independent town, [[Billwerder]], [[Curslack]], [[Kirchwerder]], [[Lohbrügge]], [[Moorfleet]], [[Neuengamme, Hamburg|Neuengamme]], [[Neuallermöhe]], [[Ochsenwerder]], [[Reitbrook]], [[Spadenland]], and [[Tatenberg]].<ref name=actareal/>

''[[Eimsbüttel]]'' is split into nine-quarters: [[Eidelstedt]], [[Eimsbüttel (quarter)|Eimsbüttel]], [[Harvestehude]], [[Hoheluft-West]], [[Lokstedt]], [[Niendorf, Hamburg|Niendorf]], [[Rotherbaum]], [[Schnelsen]], and [[Stellingen]].<ref name=actareal/> Located within this borough is former Jewish neighbourhood Grindel.

''[[Hamburg-Nord]]'' contains the quarters [[Alsterdorf]], [[Barmbek-Nord]], [[Barmbek-Süd]], [[Dulsberg]], [[Eppendorf, Hamburg|Eppendorf]], [[Fuhlsbüttel]], [[Groß Borstel]], [[Hoheluft-Ost]], [[Hohenfelde, Hamburg|Hohenfelde]], [[Langenhorn, Hamburg|Langenhorn]], [[Ohlsdorf, Hamburg|Ohlsdorf]] with [[Friedhof Ohlsdorf|Ohlsdorf cemetery]], [[Uhlenhorst]], and [[Winterhude]].<ref name=actareal/>

''[[Harburg, Hamburg|Harburg]]'' is situated on the southern shores of the river Elbe and covers parts of the port of Hamburg, residential and rural areas, and some research institutes. The quarters are [[Altenwerder]], [[Cranz, Hamburg|Cranz]], [[Eißendorf]], [[Francop]], [[Gut Moor]], [[Harburg (quarter)|Harburg]], [[Hausbruch]], [[Heimfeld]], [[Langenbek]], [[Marmstorf]], [[Moorburg]], [[Neuenfelde]], [[Neugraben-Fischbek]], [[Neuland, Hamburg|Neuland]], [[Rönneburg]], [[Sinstorf]], and [[Wilstorf]].<ref name=actareal/>

''[[Wandsbek]]'' is divided into the quarters [[Bergstedt]], [[Bramfeld]], [[Duvenstedt]], [[Eilbek]], [[Farmsen-Berne]], [[Hummelsbüttel]], [[Jenfeld]], [[Lemsahl-Mellingstedt]], [[Marienthal, Hamburg|Marienthal]], [[Poppenbüttel]], [[Rahlstedt]], [[Sasel]], [[Steilshoop]], [[Tonndorf, Hamburg|Tonndorf]], [[Volksdorf]], [[Wandsbek (quarter)|Wandsbek]], [[Wellingsbüttel]], and [[Wohldorf-Ohlstedt]].<ref name=actareal/>