Hamburg
Visited in July 2008
At a glance
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Germany
- Population
- 1.9 million
- Type
- City and state in the North of Germany
- Coordinates
- 53.55°N, 10.00°E
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Overview
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and sixth-largest city 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 tenth-largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. At the base of the Jutland Peninsula, the 110 km (68 mi)-long Elbe estuary begins in Hamburg, at the confluence of the Alster and Bille.
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