Neuengamme, Hamburg

Neuengamme, Hamburg
The memorial tower at the former Neuengamme concentration camp.
Location of Neuengamme in Bergedorf borough

Location of
Coordinates: 53°25′50″N 10°14′01″E / 53.43056°N 10.23361°E / 53.43056; 10.23361
CountryGermany
StateHamburg
CityHamburg
BoroughBergedorf
Area
 • Total
18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
3,657
 • Density197/km2 (509/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes040
Vehicle registrationHH

Neuengamme (German pronunciation: [nɔʏənˈɡamə] , lit.'New Gamme', in contrast to "Old Gamme") is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, located in the Bergedorf borough, near the river Dove Elbe (a tributary of the river Elbe). In this rural quarter, part of the Vierlande, the population in 2020 was 3,711.

During Nazi Germany, Neuengamme concentration camp was located in Neuengamme.