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These elements will crown the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona for the highest viewpoint in the city

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Brussels tries out a novel rooftop wind turbine suitable for cities

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Oldest inn in Catalonia marked 500 years of non-stop business

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Kicking for the Future: How Football Clubs are Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces

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The origins of Hamburg can be traced to the early 9th century when Emperor Charlemagne ordered the construction of a fort with the same name to protect against Slavic raids. Over the centuries Hamburg transformed into a bustling city – one of the most important in Germany. In the first half of the 9th century, it became the seat of a bishopric and the base of missions to the non-believers in northern Europe. As a result, the city was a victim of constant Viking raids – burning down a total of 9 times over its history.

Eventually, after being granted tax-free status and becoming a Free Imperial City, Hamburg turned into a centre of commerce in the region. It became the second most important member of the association of north German merchant cities called the Hanseatic League, after the city of Lübeck. After the League’s dissolution however, Hamburg surpassed its rival in economic importance.

After the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, Hamburg remained in no-one’s sphere of influence, instead becoming The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. After a brief occupation by French Emperor Napoleon, it joined the German Confederation as an independent state. Over the course of the 19th century, Hamburg became the 2nd largest port of Europe, amassing a great fleet of ships, took on a semi-democratic constitution and eventually joined the German Empire while maintaining its political status. By the end of the 1800s, Hamburg’s population had grown from 130,000 to 700,000 and it had incorporated into ever-growing territory many nearby towns.

World War I however put a stop to the rapid progress of Hamburg. The city was unable to practice maritime trade and eventually almost all of its ships were seized by the Entente as reparations. During World War II Hamburg functioned as a “Gau”, the Nazi administrative divisions. The city was devastated by Allied air raids which caused thousands of civilian casualties and fires.

After the end of the war, and even moreso after German Reunification, Hamburg’s importance to international trade has only grown, making it one of the most prosperous and vibrant cities in the region.

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Germany / Hamburg / Green City / Innovation and Research

Human composting gains ground in Germany as alternative form of burial

It’s already legal in Schleswig-Holstein and possibly soon in Hamburg

Aug 30, 2024 17:57
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Education and Sport

Hamburg schools make Computer Science a compulsory subject from 2025

The first trials of this curriculum update will begin already at the start of the upcoming school year

Jul 08, 2024 17:57
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Germany / Hamburg / Mobility

Hamburg is the traffic jam capital of Germany

And that’s even when no protests are impeding the road situation

Jan 11, 2024 12:48
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Germany / Hamburg / Social City

Hamburg Police to accept officers with tattoos?

The shortage of applicants has made the possible relaxation (and modernization) of rules a necessity

Sep 26, 2023 17:22
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Public Spaces

Hamburg’s plan to quickly fine illegally parked cars pauses due to privacy concerns

The methodology is similar to street mapping cars and is already in use in other European cities

Aug 29, 2023 17:56
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Hamburg / Energy efficiency / Social City

Who’s best at multi-crisis management? Eurocities awards three cities

The award ceremony took place in the context of the ongoing Brussels Urban Summit 2023 mega-event

Jun 14, 2023 15:11
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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Hamburg shines a light on troubled heritage with new app

The app is based on the book “Hamburg: Germany's gateway to the colonial world”

May 22, 2023 14:21
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism

Hamburg commemorates 90th anniversary of Nazi book-burnings

The city will hold a month-long festival celebrating blacklisted authors, which proliferates to this day

May 09, 2023 14:24
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism / Green City

Partying with a conscience: Hamburg’s nightclubs embrace sustainability managers

With a new generation coming of age, the demands of clubgoers are also changing and the scene needs to adapt

May 05, 2023 15:34
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Development / Green City

Last year Hamburg bought twice as much land as 2021

31 hectares of the new land will be used for conservation, while the rest is earmarked for strategic development and housing

May 03, 2023 10:29
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Economy and Finance

Hamburg will let citizens pay taxes through PayPal

The move is part of streamlining local financial and tax structure as the city edges one step closer on the path to digital transformation

Apr 20, 2023 14:12
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism / Energy efficiency

Hamburg sets guidelines for placing green infrastructure on heritage buildings

The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum

Mar 24, 2023 17:25
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Mobility

Germany commits to AI-driven public transport in Hamburg

The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030

Mar 21, 2023 15:48
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Mobility / Politics and Reforms

The first 25 hydrogen taxis in Hamburg debut on its streets

The city mandates that after 1 January 2025, all new taxis should become emissions-free

Feb 21, 2023 14:29
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Energy efficiency / Innovation and Research

Hamburg: Chocolate-making and its best friend...carbon-capturing

A new facility in the city will produce biochar, trap CO2 and generate sustainable energy

Feb 07, 2023 12:44
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism / Green City

Cultural institutions in Hamburg are going green

Eleven museums have united their efforts to do concrete analyses on emissions and share know-how on how to bring down emissions

Feb 06, 2023 17:32
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Mobility

Hamburg might see 10,000 autonomous vehicles by 2030

A new agreement between the Federal Government and Hamburg proposes using the Hanseatic City as an AI road traffic model for other regions

Dec 20, 2022 16:40
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Energy efficiency / Mobility

Hamburg offers 10,000 euros to taxi companies to turn electric

The city marked the 250th e-taxi license, issued by local traffic authorities

Nov 29, 2022 17:06
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism / Development

Hamburg wants to tap into the ‘hidden potential’ of the city centre

Since the coronavirus pandemic, the city's downtown has been feeling the effects of changes in shopping and leisure behaviour, which have driven people away

Nov 16, 2022 13:31
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Innovation and Research / Mobility

Retired Airbus A320 becomes hydrogen aviation research lab in Hamburg

The Hanseatic City is trying to promote the mass adoption of sustainable mobility and aviation

Nov 01, 2022 14:25
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Mobility

Bikes have priority over cars on lakeshore street in Hamburg

The An der Alster is one of the busiest cycling routes in the Free Hanseatic City

Oct 28, 2022 15:36
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Innovation and Research / Politics and Reforms

Hamburg enters tеch arms race with quantum computing investment

The city will try to build upon current expertise and establish a dedicated Hamburg Quantum Computing School

Oct 26, 2022 17:11
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms

Middle East hydrogen at the port of Hamburg: Germany’s next step towards energy independence

The two sides have also agreed to cooperate on issues of climate change

Oct 24, 2022 14:34
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Energy efficiency

Smart thermostats help Hamburg reduce heat consumption by 30%

The thermostats are self-adapting and are able to maintain a constant temperature in public buildings

Oct 20, 2022 17:07
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Mobility / Politics and Reforms

Hamburg to shift car-sharing services to 80% electric in 15 months

The deal is a cooperation agreement between local public transport and representatives of the private sector

Oct 06, 2022 15:36
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Mobility

The first digital train in Germany debuts in Hamburg

The train should increase the track’s capacity by around 30% without any major works

Sep 15, 2022 16:43
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Green City / Welfare and Health

Hamburg to filter out toxic medical residues from wastewater

If left unchecked, residues from hormones and painkillers can increase by 70% in the next 20 years

Sep 13, 2022 15:15
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Development / Energy efficiency

In Hamburg, EU-backed German funding will kickstart the hydrogen transformation

A host of new projects will help adapt the local industry to be able to use hydrogen

Aug 25, 2022 15:33
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Hamburg invests 92 million euros in hospital digitalisation

The funds will help healthcare facilities develop tools to shorten waiting times and to help patients be more informed about their treatment

Aug 23, 2022 12:53
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Energy efficiency / Mobility

Motorboats in Hamburg to go electric and carbon-light

The city will also offer subsidies for boat owners who lack the funds to replace or convert their vessel engines into electric ones

Jul 19, 2022 16:18
Denis Balgaranov

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