Altona

Summary

Altona is a borough of Hamburg^[1]. Altona draws 829 Wikipedia views per month (borough_of_hamburg category, ranking #1 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• Altona is located in Hamburg^[3].
• Altona is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Altona's instance of is recorded as borough of Hamburg^[5].
• Altona's shares border with is recorded as Hamburg-Mitte^[6].
• Altona's shares border with is recorded as Eimsbüttel^[7].
• Altona's shares border with is recorded as Kreis Pinneberg^[8].
• Altona's shares border with is recorded as Stade District^[9].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Altona-Altstadt^[10].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sternschanze^[11].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Altona-Nord^[12].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ottensen^[13].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bahrenfeld^[14].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Groß Flottbek^[15].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Othmarschen^[16].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lurup^[17].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Osdorf^[18].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nienstedten^[19].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blankenese^[20].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Iserbrook^[21].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sülldorf^[22].
• Altona's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rissen^[23].
• Altona's postal code is recorded as 20257^[24].
• Altona's postal code is recorded as 20357^[25].
• Altona's postal code is recorded as 20359^[26].
• Altona's Commons category is recorded as Bezirk Altona^[27].

Body

Geography

Altona is in the country of Germany^[4]. Altona is located in Hamburg^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Altona covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+78.3'}^[28]. Altona sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+34'}^[29]. Altona has a population of {'amount': '+261213'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Altona's instance of is recorded as borough of Hamburg^[5].

History and Context

1535 marks the founding of Altona^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Altona include Altona^[32], a suburb^[33], in Australia^[34]; Hamburg-Altona station^[35], an inter-city rail station^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1898^[38]; and AKN Eisenbahn GmbH^[39], a railway undertaking^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1883^[42], headquartered in Kaltenkirchen^[43].

Why It Matters

Altona draws 829 Wikipedia views per month (borough_of_hamburg category, ranking #1 of 7).^[2] Altona has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Altona is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Altona include Altona^[32], a suburb^[33], in Australia^[34]; Hamburg-Altona station^[35], an inter-city rail station^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1898^[38]; and AKN Eisenbahn GmbH^[39], a railway undertaking^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1883^[42], headquartered in Kaltenkirchen^[43].