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Official name in german is Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg(Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg ). Hamburg, Germany. By Kyle Cich. location. It is in northern Germany along the river Elbe Its is one of the three city-states in germany. location. Located in north central. climate.
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Official name in german is Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg(Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg ) Hamburg, Germany By Kyle Cich
location • It is in northern Germany along the river Elbe • Its is one of the three city-states in germany
location • Located in north central
climate • Oceanic or Maritime climate
waterways • The river Elbe flows though the Port of Humburg
Michaeliskirche Famous church
Hamburger Hof • shopping center and commercial office
Ruine St. Nikolai • Old church
Speicherstadt • worlds oldest warehouse centre
St. Johannis Harvestehude • Famous Church
Köhlbrandbrücke( Köhlbrand Bridge) • A bridge across the river Elbe in the port of hamburg
Hamburger Rathaus • The town hall of hamburg
Chilehaus • Office bulding the Front looks like a ships bow
Port of Hamburg • 73.99 km² but only 64.80 km² usable • 2nd busiest port in Europe
autobahn • No speed limit • several pass though hamburg
buses • More than 100 bus lines • In ’07 435 lines departed each week to 27 countries
Alternative propulsion of buses • Hamburg has six hydrogen fuel buses to asses the long term practically of them • In 2011 they will replace them will 10 plug in hybrid buses
ferry • The HADAG (Hafen-Dampfschifffahrt AG) runs 26 public ferries on 6 lines
Rapid transit and commuter rail • Rapid transit is operated by hamburg U-bahn and hamburg S-bahn • In ’06 the system is made up of 881 km of rail with 281 staitions
taxis • There are 2168 companies operating 3,675 vehicles
railways • in ’07 the port railway hauled 39.7 million tons of freight • Hamburg is served by the major German long distance rail company Deutsche Bahn AG
Works cited • Wikiapedia • Google images • http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/mf/?id=100560 • http://www.hamburg.world-guides.com/hamburg_landmarks.html