Horn, Hamburg

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is a quarter in the borough Hamburg-Mitte, in the eastern part of Hamburg, Germany. In 2016 the population was 38,549.HistoryDuring World War II the Hamburg and therefore Horn were targets of the air raids of the so-called Operation Gomorrah.GeographyHorn is located in the eastern part of the city of Hamburg and belongs to the Hamburg-Mitte borough. In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter has a total area of 5.9km². To the north is the Marienthal quarter of the Wandsbek borough and the Billstedt quarter is to the east. To the west are the quarters Hamm-Nord, Hamm-Mitte and Hamm-Süd; to the south is the Billbrook quarter.DemographicsIn 2007 the population of the Horn quarter was 36,890. The population density was 6273PD/sqkm. 15.5% were children under the age of 18, and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. 22.5% were immigrants. 2,765 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999 there were 19.604 households, and 51% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.82.In 2007 there were 4,237 criminal offences (115/1000 people).Population by yearEducationIn 2006 there were 5 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools in the Horn quarter with 3,894 pupils.SportThe Deutsches Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race at Hamburg-Horn Racecourse, and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.