Osdorfer Born
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Osdorfer Born is a major estate of prefabricated houses in the Osdorf and Lurup quarters of Hamburg, Germany. It is named after a small stream flowing into the Düpenau stream.
History[edit]
The major settlement with 5,000 flats for 12,000 people, including some high rises, had been planned since 1963 and was erected from 1966 to 1971.[1] Next to Steilshoop and Mümmelmannsberg, Osdorfer Born belonged to the first major settlements (lit. translation of "Großsiedlungen") of the city. The 21-floor high rise at the street of Achtern Born was dubbed "Affenfelsen" (lit. "Monkey Rock", because of the similarity to a constructed rock in Hagenbeck's Tierpark).[1]
In the center of the settlement, the mall of "Born Center" is located. Nearby, "KL!CK Kindermuseum Hamburg", a museum for children, as well as Mary Magdalene church can be found. In 2002, the highest graffito of the world also was recorded at a wall at Osdorfer Born with a height of 43 m.[1][2]
Osdorfer Born was often described as "deprived area" or "social hotspot" (German: "sozialer Brennpunkt"). The proportion of welfare recipients and migrants is each about 20 percent, unemployment was rising during the 2000s.[3] On the other hand, the district authorities recently adopted several measures to improve the quality of living and the social environment.[4]
Notable persons[edit]
- André Trulsen, football player
- LX, rap artist
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Pferdeweiden neben Plattenbau und Nobelvilla, Hamburg.de, in German
- ^ Osdorf: Das höchste Graffito der Welt, Hamburger Abendblatt, 6 August 2002, in German
- ^ Die sozialen Brennpunkte der Stadt - ist Paris überall?, Die Welt, 8 November 2005, in German
- ^ Integriertes Entwicklungskonzept (IEK) Osdorfer Born/Lurup, PDF, 8 December 2014, in German