Winterhude is a quarter in the ward Hamburg-Nord of Hamburg, Germany. As of 2020 the population was 56,382. Winterhude was first mentioned in the 13th century, but archeological findings of tools, weapons and grave-mounds were dated to 1700 BC and 700 BC.
Winterhude South (Außenalster, Mühlenkamp, Gertigstraße, Barmbeker Straße, südlicher Stadtpark)
This area is largely characterized by the villa developments near the Alster. Barmbeker Strasse to the east can be seen as the border. Here, around Schinkelplatz, there is a classic block development of apartment buildings with houses from the turn of the century. The center of southern Winterhude is the area around Mühlenkamp, ??with its many shops, and Gertigstrasse, with its many bars and restaurants.
Winterhude North (Winterhuder Marktplatz, Alsterdorfer Straße, Carl-Cohn-Straße, nördlicher Stadtpark)
The northern part of Winterhude is located north of the Winterhude market square. The commercial centre is the market square itself, around which four credit institutions are located, as well as Hudtwalckerstrasse and the southern Alsterdorfer Strasse, which have many small shops. Some of the houses in this area date back to the turn of the century, while others date back to the interwar period.
Jarrestadt (Barmbeker Straße, Saarlandstraße, Weidestraße, Jarrestraße) Jarrestadt can be considered an independent district. It was one of the largest social housing projects of the 20th century in Hamburg. This settlement was planned on the drawing board and built from 1926 using the dark red bricks typical of the time. Jarrestadt was largely spared from the firestorm of 1943, although the Kampnagel factory (manufacturing cranes and loading gear) bordered Jarrestadt immediately to the south.
City North
During the economic boom of the Federal Republic in the 1960s, there was a great need for office space, and so the “Business City North” was created, which was almost exclusively made up of open-plan offices in modern buildings designed through architectural competitions. Since the 1970s, this concept deterred prospective buyers and led to the demolition of some buildings. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the city has been trying to revive the “CiNo”. A striking building in City North is the headquarters of the Hamburg Electricity Works (now Vattenfall Europe), which was built in 1967 according to plans by Arne Jacobsen.
Eastern Winterhude with Pergola Quarter
Another part of Winterhude has been developing for several years on the edge of the district, east of Saarlandstrasse, on the border with Barmbek-Nord on conversion sites. The “Alter Güterbahnhof” residential area was created on the site of an old freight station between Hellbrookstrasse and Alte Wöhr, and the Pergolenviertel was built from 2016 onwards on converted allotment areas directly to the north, between Alte Wöhr and Hebebrandstrasse. Three to eight-storey residential buildings with a total of 1,400 apartments were built on 8 hectares of the area.
