Hamburg was founded in the 9th century as a mission settlement to convert the Saxons. Since the Middle Ages, it has been an important trading center in Europe. The convenient location of the port and its independence as a city and state for centuries strengthened this position.
Hamburg in 1150, a 19th-century visualization
Seal of 1241 (replica)
The lion head door handles of Hauptkirche St. Petri date to the late 1300s.
The first Rezeß of 1410
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany, after Berlin, and 8th-largest in the European Union, with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the ninth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union.
Image: Hamburg, Landungsbrücken 2016 3131 7
Image: Elbphilharmonie Eastside View With Sandtorkai Quay Magellan Terraces Sandtorpark 2022 06 04 16 32
Image: Hamburg Speicherstadt
Image: Elbphilharmonie zum Sonnenaufgang (cropped)