Billwerder

Also known as Hamburg-Billwerder

thumb|The area of Billwerder in 1790 thumb|Church of St. Nicholas Billwerder, built in 1737. Earlier church buildings at this place were first recorded in the 13th century Billwerder () is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Bergedorf. It is located on the northwestern border of the borough adjacent to the borough of Hamburg-Mitte. At the same time Billwerder means a greater area south of the river Bille.

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German place.name: Billwerder
German place.image_photo: Billwarder - Museum west.jpg
German place.image_caption: The "Glockenhaus"
German place.type: Quarter
German place.City: Hamburg
German place.state: Hamburg
German place.borough: Hamburg-Bergedorf
German place.area: 9.5
German place.area_code: 040
German place.licence: HH
German place.plantext: Location of Billwerder in Hamburg
German place.image_plan: Billwerder in HH.svg

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Billwerder
Area: 9.5
Image: Billwarder Billdiek.jpg

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Commons category: Hamburg-Billwerder
postal code: 210..

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==Name== The name derives from Bilnawerthere, meaning island in the Bille. A Werder is an island between rivers or other bodies of water, in this case Bille and Elbe/Dove Elbe rivers. Until 1949 Billwerder was also named Billwärder an der Elbe.