Diebsteich
History
The pond was originally created in 1706 to build a grain mill called Diebsteichmühle by damming the Isebek stream. The mill was located across the road, and held significance for Altona farmers as the city only allowed them to have their wheat milled there. It was expanded further in 1731 and 1747, and an inn was added in 1860. The mill was eventually destroyed in 1943.
Due to being Isebek piped/filled-in around 1912 as part of urban development, the pond eventually dried up in 1913. It was then leveled in 1921 to build an amusement park called Luna-Park-Altona , which closed a year later due to World War I. It reopened after the war in 1923, however, it ultimately closed permanently in 1925 due to financial difficulties.
In late 1920s, two sports fields and an Arbeitsamt (today: Arbeitsagentur Hamburg-Altona) building were built in its place. As of 2025, these still stand.
Diebsteich cemetery, the street "Am Diebsteich", and the Diebsteich station are named after it.
References
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- ^ "Geoportal Hamburg". geoportal-hamburg.de. Retrieved 4 February 2025., Vermessungskarten 1:4000, 1890–1899
- ^ "Diebsteich, Die Geschichte des Ortes". www.hamburg.de. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Gesamtliste der Fließgewässer im Elbeeinzugsgebiet" (PDF). fgg-elbe.de. Behörde für Umwelt und Energie Hamburg. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Geschichte – Geh'n wir in den Luna-Park-Altona". luna-park-altona.de. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Was heißt „Diebsteich"?". www.abendblatt.de (in German). 7 July 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2025.