Harmony Seevetal/Hamburg (D)

Seevetal

Name origin

Seevetal was formed on 01.07.1972 through the merger of 19 formerly independent municipalities, the namesake was the river Seeve

First documented mention

1972 AD

Population

42,000

Area

105.33 km²

Federal state

Niedersachsen

District

Harburg

Vehicle registration

WL

River

Seeve

The Saunaclub Harmony near Hamburg is located in Seevetal on the banks of the Seeve between the municipal districts of Harmstorf and Ramelsloh.

Hamburg:

The city has the largest seaport in Germany and is served by the following federal motorways: A1, A7 (E45), A23, A24, A25, A26, A39, A252, A253, A255. Around Hamburg there are also three ring roads designed to relieve traffic. Ring 1 is the traditional Wallring, clearly visible on the city map, which encloses the original core of the city. Ring 2 refers to a city street in Hamburg that runs in a semicircle north of the Elbe around the city centre. It lies between the inner Ring 1 and the outer Ring 3. Ring 3 is a mostly four-lane relief road that connects the western, north-western and northern city districts in an arc.

Those travelling by train can use the various Intercity-Express lines, which run for example to Basel, Copenhagen, Wrocław, Vienna or even Prague. Almost all trains pass through the Hauptbahnhof and terminate at Hamburg-Altona. Further long-distance stations are Dammtor and Bergedorf. Public local transport includes six S-Bahn lines as well as four U-Bahn lines and a rapid transit network.

Anyone wanting to travel to Hamburg the fastest way can also take a plane and land at Hamburg International Airport (HAM). This airport is served by all German airports. Once in Hamburg, all the sights can be reached by taxi or bus. Several bus lines serve the Landungsbrücken with the HADAG ferries. The S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S3 use the City-S-Bahn tunnel and stop at the Reeperbahn station as well as the Landungsbrücken station. The U3 ring line of the Hochbahn also serves the Landungsbrücken and the St. Pauli and Feldstraße stations. A well-developed bike-sharing system throughout the whole city also offers a perfect starting point for a tour to explore the Hanseatic city of Hamburg.

Hamburg is a city of large-scale highlights, and of course shines first with the world-famous entertainment district located in St. Pauli, along the Reeperbahn. The Herbertstraße and the Davidwache have become well known far beyond the borders of Hamburg. On the Reeperbahn, the Spielbudenplatz, the Herbertstraße and the Große Freiheit there is no closing hour, much to the delight of visitors. The city is also the third-largest musical location in the world, after New York and London.

Worth seeing, besides the new Elbphilharmonie, are also the Speicherstadt (a historic warehouse complex), the Binnenalster and the Altonaer Fischmarkt, where you should also try the Hamburg eel soup. Spectacular shows can be experienced at the Hamburg Planetarium; it is one of nine large planetariums and the most visited star theatre in Germany. Fittingly close to the Binnenalster and Jungfernstieg, one can stay at the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski Hamburg, Steigenberger Hamburg or the Hamburg Marriott and the Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten.

Hamburg, that is Germany's gateway to the big wide world. Hamburg is Waterkant, a place of longing, Große Freiheit, the rough north, a cosmopolitan city with flair that comes across with British elegance and Hanseatic pride, and where people still simply speak Platt. Hamburg, the Free and Hanseatic City and great metropolis in the north of Germany, with over 1.8 million inhabitants and an area of 755 km², is the second-largest city in Germany. Moreover, the Port of Hamburg is the largest seaport in Germany and one of the twenty largest container ports in the world. Hamburg plays an important role in Germany's economy through its function as an industrial, media and trading location. Hamburg, the gateway to the world. This name doesn't come from nowhere: with 100 consulates, Hamburg is, after Hong Kong and New York, the third-largest consular location in the world, which is due to its importance as a key centre for industry, trade and logistics.

More than 111 million day visitors and over 9.5 million overnight stays per year show that the Hanseatic city is one of the most attractive travel destinations in all of Germany. This is due not least to the beautiful Hamburg city centre, Alstervergnügen and Binnenalster, the Speicherstadt, the Port of Hamburg and St. Pauli with its Reeperbahn and its Landungsbrücken. The historic landmark Michel, the Fischmarkt and the magnificent Hamburg Rathaus are also popular attractions for visitors, as is the Hamburger Dom, one of the most visited folk festivals in Germany, which takes place three times a year on the Heiligengeistfeld. And then there's the Hafengeburtstag: a maritime spectacle of the highest order, the largest harbour festival in the world, with breathtaking fireworks, ship parades and the unique tugboat ballet - the whole Kiez turns upside down. But above all, Hamburg is also associated with musicals. Well over 50 million spectators have seen a musical here since the premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats in April 1986 to this day; at the world's third-largest musical location after New York and London, internationally known productions such as The Lion King, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Dirty Dancing, Dance of the Vampires, Tarzan and Rocky are performed. For this, there is also plenty of room in Hamburg, the city with more than 60 theatres, more than 280 music publishers, over 100 music clubs and more than 60 museums.

Football clubs such as Hamburger SV, or HSV for short, and FC St. Pauli, the Vattenfall Cyclassics cycling races and the annual Hamburg Marathon also make the harbour city on the Alster a city of sport. The international German tennis championships and the German Spring Derby are also held in Hamburg. Thank goodness Hamburg Platt is not too difficult for laypeople to understand. Many Hamburgers still speak the dialect and use it in literature and newspapers. Fortunately, there is also a Hamburg dictionary that one can turn to if needed.

Among Hamburg's well-known sons and daughters are Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Heinrich Hertz, Johannes Brahms, Julius Adolf Petersen, Gustav Hertz, James Franck, Carl von Ossietzky, Ernst Thälmann, Hans Albers, Helmut & Loki Schmidt, Klaus von Dohnanyi, Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf, Manfred von Ardenne, Axel von Ambesser, Horst Janssen, Helga Feddersen, Uwe Friedrichsen, Brigitte Mira, Evelyn Hamann, Hark & Marquardt & Uwe Bohm, Hans-Olaf Henkel, Max Moritz Warburg, Wolf Biermann, Fatih Akin, Karl Lagerfeld, Jan Delay, Raimund Harmstorf, Jürgen Vogel, Caroline Beil, Jasmin Wagner, Sarah Connor, Felix Jaehn, Christiane F., Inga Rumpf, Heidi Kabel, Douglas Sirk, Harry Rowohlt, Axel Springer, Uwe Seeler, Stefan Effenberg, Andreas Brehme, Angela Merkel and Klaus Störtebeker.

Seevetal:

Seevetal belongs to the district of Harburg in Niedersachsen and borders directly on Hamburg. The small town, with over 40,000 inhabitants, offers extensive culinary specialities with its numerous hotels and country inns (including an elegant fish restaurant). Seevetal offers both ideal conditions for relaxation and a wide range of leisure activities. Seevetal also has shopping facilities for everyday needs.

The extremely convenient location, with a well-developed public transport network as well as direct connections to the A1, A7 and A250 motorways, ensures comfortable arrival and departure by car. Seevetal is also ideally connected by rail thanks to the railway stations at Hittfeld, Maschen and Meckelfeld.

Numerous excursion options, such as a hike through the idyllic Harburger Berge or a visit to the sights of Seevetal, offer wonderful opportunities to explore the north of Niedersachsen. Long bike tours along the Seeve, a tributary of the Elbe and the namesake of Seevetal, are waiting to be discovered. Boating on the Elbe is also offered for active leisure sportspeople. The sights include the Horster Mühle, the sculpture park in Ramelsloh, the field stone church from the 12th century, and Europe's largest marshalling yard in Maschen.