Hamburg 5 - Wandsbek (DE)

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Wandsbek is the second-largest of seven boroughs (429,918 inhabitants end 2016) that make up the city of Hamburg, Germany. The name of the district is derived from the river Wandse which passes through here. Wandsbek, which was formerly an independent city (before 1938), is urban and, along with Eilbek and Marienthal, part of the city's economic and cultural core. Historically in the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein.

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Postmark in Unified-Germany

Postmark in German Empire

WANDSBEK in 1918.

Postmark in North German Confederation

Since 1 January 1868.

WANDSBECK postmark, in Schleswig-Holstein, is known since 1849.