Hamburg, Germany

Port of Hamburg

Historical Places in Hamburg: http://ge110marianipe.blogspot.com/

Port of Hamburg is one of the largest port in Germany, also called the 'Gateway to the World'. It was founded on 1189. The Fish Market is a famous market since 1703. Reeperbahn is a street that was the ropewalk between the 17th and 18th centuries. Today is a red district, where some night clubs are located. Hamburg Rathaus inaugurated in 1897 is where the government of Hamburg resides.

Reeperbahn

 







Laws in Hamburg: http://ge110kyleki.blogspot.com

In Hamburg it is not legal to busk, or play music for money without a permit. If you wish to busk without a permit you would have to move every hour, or so, in order to not get caught.

Population and Major Cities in Hamburg:

Events and holidays in Hamburg:

German Day of Unity

Germany shares many holidays with the United States such as: Halloween, Christmas, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Easter, and New Years Eve to name a few. However, not all the states of Germany claim these to be holidays within their borders. There is only one national holiday in all of Germany: Day of German Unity. This holiday is crucial to Germany as a country, because it marks the nations unification into the one single federal Germany, rather than the Federal Republic of Germany and the Democratic Republic of Germany. The unification of Germany took place on October 3rd of 1990. The holiday is celebrated with fireworks, concerts, food, cultural presentations from the various regions of Germany are provided, and generally important leaders, and politicians will give speeches. One of the most powerful events to take place is when images of the Brandenburg gate and the Berlin wall falling to their destruction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfMvZjko9T8 Clip of the Brandenburg Gate destruction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y803qdRC-kM Video clip documenting the German Day of Unity celebration

Hafengeburtstag

Hamburg is famous for hosting the worlds largest harbour party/festival. Hafengeburtstag takes place in May, and lasts for a single weekend. The ships come in on Friday and are bid adieu on Sunday by a tremendous parade.

Alstervergnuegen

A special and rare festival happens in Hamburg’s winter: Alstervergnuegen. In order for this gathering to take place there needs to be at least two weeks of freezing conditions. This is needed to ensure that the Alster river is frozen at least 20cm. When the river is frozen Germans celebrate with ice skating, hot wine, and sausages.

 








Famous People From Hamburg: http://ge110tabithak.blogspot.com

Johannes Brahms

Tatjana Patitz

Hamburg has given us several well-known people.  Two of which are Johannes Brahms and Tatjana Patitz. Tatjana was an actress in the movie ‘Rising Sun’ with Sean O’Connery and has been a model for Calvin Klein, Vogue, and Elle.  Brahms is a famous pianist and composer in the romantic era. His most recognized compositions are ‘Lied Wiegenlied’ (Brahms’ Lullaby) and ‘German Requiem’.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t894eGoymio Brahms Lullaby


 
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Works Cited

Historical Places:

"Hamburg Rathaus." Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Web. 09 Sept. 2014.

"The Fish Market." Hamburg Tourismus. Hamburg Travel. Web. 08 Sept. 2014.

Laws:

"Readyforbusking." Readyforbusking. 9 June 2014. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.

Population and Major Cities:


Events and Holidays:

"Event Calendar." Hamburg.de. Web. 08 Sept. 2014.

"Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Exclusive." Google Translate. Word Press. Web. 04 Sept. 2014  

Pascal Wunderlich, Jana. "Zuparken - Surf and Music Festival at the Beach." Baltic Sea Backpacker Tips. Janapascalwunderlich, 6 Nov. 2012. Web. 4 Sept. 2014.

"Reformation Day in Germany." Reformation Day in Germany. Time and Date, 1995. Web. 04 Sept. 2014.

Famous People;
Johannes Brahms. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved  Sep 05, 2014, from http://www.biography.com/people/johannes-brahms-9223886

Tatjana Patitz. (2014). IMDB.com website. Retrieved Sep 05, 2014, from
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005296/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t12