Hamburg, Germany - St. Pauli - Kersten-Mlles- Brucke bridge - Belgian stamp 1905

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• Picture / Image:  Hamburg - St. Pauli - KerstenMlles-Brucke - mit Bismarck-Dankmal
• Publisher: Knackstedt & Nather, Hamburg
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  Belgium stamp red with receipt border
• Postmark(s): Anvers Deaprt 1908 + London
• Sent to:  Miss Lavern, 142 Hila Road, Star Lane, Canning Town, London E, England
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^{Hamburg (English: /ˈhæmbɜːrɡ/; German: [ˈhambʊɐ̯k] (; Low German: Hamborg [ˈhambɔːç] (); officially: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg; German: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; Low German: Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg)[5] is, with a population of roughly 1.8 million people, the second-largest city of Germany after Berlin, the eighth-largest city in the European Union, as well as the union's largest city which is not one of its member states' capital cities. It is one of Germany's 16 federal states, surrounded by the states of Schleswig-Holstein to the north, and Lower Saxony to the south, and is the largest city of Northern Germany. The city's metropolitan region is home to more than five million people. Hamburg lies on the River Elbe and two of its tributaries, the River Alster, which forms two large lakes within the city, and the River Bille. It is the third-largest German-speaking city after Berlin and Vienna, and the largest city in the Low German dialect area.}

^{The official name reflects Hamburg's history as a member of the medieval Hanseatic League, a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire, a city-state and one of the 16 states of Germany. Before the 1871 Unification of Germany, it was a fully sovereign state. Prior to the constitutional changes in 1919 it formed a civic republic headed constitutionally by a class of hereditary grand burghers or Hanseaten. The city has repeatedly been beset by disasters such as the Great Fire of Hamburg, exceptional coastal flooding and military conflicts including World War II bombing raids. Historians remark that the city has managed to recover and emerge wealthier after each catastrophe.}

^{Situated on the Elbe river, Hamburg is home to Europe's second-largest port and a broad corporate base. In media, the major regional broadcasting firm NDR, the printing and publishing firm Gruner + Jahr and the newspapers Der Spiegeland Die Zeit are based in the city. Hamburg remains an important financial center, the seat of Germany's oldest stock exchange and the world's oldest merchant bank, Berenberg Bank. Media, commercial, logistical, and industrial firms with significant locations in the city include multinationals Airbus, Blohm + Voss, Aurubis, Beiersdorf, and Unilever.}

^{The city hosts specialists in world economics and international law, including consular and diplomatic missions as the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the EU-LAC Foundation, and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. In recent years, the city has played host to multipartite international political conferences and summits such as Europe and China and the G20. Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who governed Germany for eight years, and Angela Merkel, German chancellor since 2005, come from Hamburg.}

^{The city is a major international and domestic tourist destination. It ranked 18th in the world for livability in 2016.[6] The Speicherstadt and Kontorhausviertel were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 2015.[7]}

^{Hamburg is a major European science, research, and education hub, with several universities and institutions. Among its most notable cultural venues are the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle concert halls. It gave birth to movements like Hamburger Schule and paved the way for bands including The Beatles. Hamburg is also known for several theatresand a variety of musical shows. St. Pauli's Reeperbahn is among the best-known European entertainment districts.}