Geography
St. Georg is south-east to the artificial lake Außenalster, which is the border to the borough Eimsbüttel. According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the urban quarter has a total area of 1.8 km².
Parts of the quarter St. Georg are ranked as a good address by the office of city development and environment of Hamburg. The central situation of St. Georg and many places of nightlife, street cafes and shops is the source for the gentrification in this quarter since 1980s. The city of Hamburg and the borough Hamburg-Mitte have special programs to change this quarter.
Because of lots of gay owned and gay friendly nightclubs, cafes and shops, St. Georg is also considered as Hamburgs main scene for gays and lesbians. In the street Lange Reihe is the starting point of Hamburg's annual Christopher Street Day parade.
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