The Elbe River, lakes and canals, the historic Town Hall, the UNESCO World Heritage Site Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus, the nightlife on the famous Reeperbahn and the traditional Hamburg fish market shape the image of Hamburg, Germany’s green city on the waterfront. The HafenCity offers modern architecture and the new landmark, the concert hall Elbphilharmonie. In Hamburg — Germany's second biggest city — prestige, elegance and creativity are combined to create an edgy, modern vibe.
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Facts| Population: | The City: 1.9 million Hamburgers
Hamburg metropolitan area: 5.5 million |
| Currency: | Euro, €1 = 100 cents |
| Emergency Numbers: | Ambulance & Fire Service: 112
Police: 110 |
| Newspapers: | Hamburger Abendblatt: www.abendblatt.de
Die Zeit: www.zeit.de/hamburg
Hamburger Morgenpost: www.mopo.de |
| Website: | www.hamburg.com/visitors
www.hamburg-travel.com |
| Opening Hours: | From Monday to Saturday, the shops open around 10am and stay open until 6pm. Bigger shopping centres like Europa Passage stay open until 8pm. Shops and boutiques located away from the city centre may close earlier. |
| Tourist Information: | Tourist Information at Hamburg Central Station:
Hauptbahnhof, Kirchenallee Main entrance
+49 40 300 51 300
Open daily 9am–5pm
Tourist Information at the Port:
St. Pauli Landungsbrücken 4 (between stages 4 & 5)
+49 40 33 44 220
Open daily 10am–5pm
Tourist Information at Hamburg Airport:
New Airport Plaza (between Terminals 1 & 2)
Open Mon & Tue 9am–4pm, Wed–Fri 8am–4pm, Sat & Sun closed
Sales & Service Centre
+49 40 300 51 702
Available Mon–Fri 9am–5pm |
