Schnelsen

Schnelsen
Quarter of Hamburg
Location of Schnelsen
Schnelsen Schnelsen
Coordinates: 53°38′0″N 9°55′0″E
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
City	Hamburg
Borough	Eimsbüttel
Area
• Total	9.0 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	29,409
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes	040
Vehicle registration	HH

Schnelsen () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Eimsbüttel. In 2016 it had a population of over 29,400 people and borders the state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Geography

Schnelsen borders with the quarters Eidelstedt and Niendorf. It also borders with Rellingen, Ellerbek and Bönningstedt in the Kreis Pinneberg as well as Norderstedt in Segeberg, which are both parts of Schleswig-Holstein.

Politics

These are the results of Schnelsen in the Hamburg state election in 2015:

• SPD 53.7% (+ 0.7)
• CDU 15.1% (− 6.4)
• The Greens 9.5% (+ 0.7)
• AfD 6.0% (+ 6.0)
• FDP 7.2% (− 0.2)
• The Left 5.4% (+ 0.9)
• Others 3.1% (– 1.6)

Transportation

Schnelsen has access to the AKN and 8 different bus lines.