The free Hanseatic City of Hamburg is the second largest German city and one of the five most important ones. The Hamburg seaport is the biggest port in Germany and one of the world’s 20 biggest container ports. Furthermore, Hamburg is a trade fair city and the domicile of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
One of Hamburg´s famous sights is the Speicherstadt (warehouse district) founded in the 19th century. The historical warehouse complex has served as a production and warehousing location for globally traded products.
Currently it is used mainly by carpet dealers, agencies and museums such as the Speicherstadtmuseum, the Zollmuseum (Customs museums) and the Gewürzmuseum (museum of spices) the area covering some 630,000 m².
The Planetarium is a special attraction of Hamburg. This where visitors find information about the outer space and where they can can visit various cultural music and theatre events. Another popular tourist attraction is Hamburg´s exclusive shopping center in the Hanse-District. When planning to visit Hamburg don´t miss a trip on the river Alster starting from the famous Jungfernstieg.
Hamburg is also known as the City of Bridges. How many are there? The figure usually given is between 2,500 to 3,000. The best known ones include the Niederbaumbrücke, the Brooksbrücke, the Oberbaumbrücke and the Ericusbrücke.
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