Moorfleet

Quarter of Hamburg in Germany

53°30′15″N 10°5′7″E / 53.50417°N 10.08528°E / 53.50417; 10.08528CountryGermanyStateHamburgCityHamburg BoroughBergedorf Area • Total4.3 km² (1.7 sq mi)Population • Total1,186 • Density280/km² (710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Dialling codes040Vehicle registrationHH

Moorfleet (German pronunciation: [moːɐ̯ˈfleːt] ^ⓘ) is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Bergedorf. It is located in the west of the borough.

Geography

Moorfleet is a part of the Marschlande and is located at the Dove Elbe river. The quarter is not highly populated and is mainly used for agriculture. However the western part of Moorfleet is a part of the industrial area of the Port of Hamburg.

Moorfleet borders the quarters Allermöhe, Tatenberg, Spadenland, Billwerder, Billbrook and Rothenburgsort.

Politics

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

• SPD 47.8% (− 0.6)
• CDU 19.5% (− 7.5)
• AfD 11.4% (+ 11.4)
• FDP 6.6% (+ 0.8)
• The Left 5.5% (+ 0.2)
• The Greens 5.2% (− 0.8)
• Others 3.6% (– 3.5)

Transportation

Moorfleet has no S-Bahn or U-Bahn station. However the Billwerder-Moorfleet station in Billbrook is nearby.

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