# Ottensen

Ottensen (German pronunciation) (old name: Ottenhusen) is a former town located in Hamburg, Germany in the Altona borough on the right bank of the Elbe river. It is a now one of the 104 quarters of Hamburg.

## History

The first record of Ottensen dates from 1310. In 1390, it became the seat of the bailiff of the county of Holstein-Pinneberg. The settlement was mostly composed of farmers and craftsmen. During the 1640s, it surpassed nearby Altona in size. It was annexed to Prussia in 1867, and the population rose rapidly: from 2,411 in 1840 to 37,738 in 1900.
It was later annexed to the city Altona, which in turn, due to the Greater Hamburg Act, was annexed to Hamburg in 1937.

## Geography

According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter has a total area of 2.9 square kilometres (1 sq mi). The southern border to the quarter Waltershof is the river Elbe. The railway tracks of the city train is the north border to Bahrenfeld and the eastern border to the Altona-Altstadt quarter. In the West is the quarter Othmarschen.

## Demographics

In 2006, 32,757 people were registered as living in the quarter Ottensen . The population density was 11,445 inhabitants per square kilometre (29,642/sq mi). 14.3% were children under the age of 18, and 12.7% were 65 years of age or older. 16.2% were immigrants. 1,863 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999 there were 18,959 households, out of which 16.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 55.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.72.
In 2006 there were 3,558 criminal offences (109 crimes per 1,000 people).

## Education

There were 4 primary schools and 2 secondary schools in Ottensen.

## Culture
### Museums, galleries

The Altonaer Museum Norddeutsches Landesmuseum (Northern German country museum) is museum dedicated among other things to the history and culture of the coastal area of northern Germany. Founded in 1863, it is today located in the street Museumsstrasse near to the Hamburg-Altona railway station. The museum has 4 branches, the Altonaer Museum itself, the Jenisch Haus for art and culture in the Othmarschen quarter, the Rieck Haus in the quarter Curslack and the Heine Haus at Elbchaussee 23.

### Performing arts

The Altonaer Theater is located in the street Museumsstrasse 17. It was founded 1876 as Altonaer Stadttheater at the street Königstrasse. In 1943 destroyed, a new location was found in the school Museumsstrasse. In 1954 the Altonaer Theater was reopened there with Hans Fitze as the theatre manager. In 1994 the theatre closed due to financial problems. In 1995 the theatre was reopened and play until today.
The smaller stage Thalia an der Gaußstraße of the Hamburg Thalia Theater is located in Ottensen.

### Recreation

In Ottensen are two small park areas, Donnerspark and Rathenaupark.

### Sports

The football club FC Teutonia Ottensen is one of several sports associations using the facilities in Ottensen.

## Infrastructure
### Health systems

The Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus is a hospital for children with 195 beds located Bleickenallee 36. The Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek has a day care facility for psychiatric problems in the Bülowstr. 8.
In Ottensen were 32 day care centers for children and also 130 physicians in private practice and 11 pharmacies.

### Transportation

Ottensen is serviced by the rapid transit system of the city train (Ottensen S-Bahn Station). The quarter is connected with the national and international railway system through the Hamburg-Altona station.
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter were 9,894 private cars registered (305 cars/1000 people). There were 133 traffic accidents total, including 105 traffic accidents with damage to persons.

## Notable people

* Johann Rist (1607-1667), poet, hymn writer and pastor
* Max Brauer (1887-1973), first elected First Mayor of Hamburg after World War II