With around 1.85 million inhabitants and 755 square kilometers, the Elbe metropolis is the  second largest city in Germany  seven  Districts and 104 districts The island of Neuwerk in the North Sea is one of them.

the  port  belongs to the  largest transhipment ports  worldwide and makes Hamburg together with the international  Airport  "Helmut Schmidt" to an important one  logistic location . Economically and scientifically, the metropolis is above all in the area of  Aerospace Engineering , the  life sciences  and the  information technology  as well as for the  consumer goods industry  and as  media location  significant. Since 1996, Hamburg has also been the seat of the  International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea  (ISGH).

Hamburg is experiencing strong growth in the field of international  City tourism and is in  Ranking with the highest  life quality  in the world far above.The historical  warehouse district  and the neighboring  Kontorhausviertel  have been part of the since 2015  UNESCO World Heritage Site. acquaintances  cultural monuments  and landmarks are  Hamburg City Hall  and the five  main churches . They are typical for Hamburg  clinker facades. The "Elphi", the internationally renowned  concert hall  The Elbphilharmonie symbolizes the living culture of the city .