Airport
If you have a lot of luggage, we recommend that you take a taxi from the airport, approximately a 30-minute ride. By public transport you can take the S-Bahn directly from the Airport to Othmarschen (40 min) and then change to Bus number 186 or 1 (10 min). Leave the bus at the station Windmühlenweg and then walk for about 4 min to reach the Europa-Kolleg.
Address: Hamburg Airport
Flughafenstraße
22335 Hamburg
Arrival and Departure at the EKH
Arrival
Your apartment will be available to you starting at 3 pm. on the day of your arrival.
Departure
Unless otherwise agreed, the apartment should please be vacated by 8.00 a.m. on the morning of your departure. Before leaving please return your key to the Office.
Banks
Commerzbank Hamburg-Osdorf
Julius-Brecht-Straße 4
22609 Hamburg
Distance: 900m
Hamburger Sparkasse -HASPA-
Osdorfer Landstraße 112
22609 Hamburg
Distance: 1000 m
Deutsche Bank Investment & Finanz Center
Waitzstraße 8
22607 Hamburg
Distance: 1,6 km
Bicycles
Bicycles can be parked outside in the bike stands.
Churches
Lutheran-Protestant church
Bei der Flottbeker Kirche 2
22607 Hamburg
Distance: 600m
Roman Catholic church
Ebertallee 11A
22607 Hamburg
Distance: 1400 m
Fazle-Omar mosque Hamburg
Wieckstraße 24
22527 Hamburg
Distance: 8.5 km
Cinemas
UCI KINOWELT Othmarschen Park
Baurstraße 2
22605 Hamburg
Distance: 3.6 km
Elbe-Kino Osdorfer
Landstraße 198
22549 Hamburg
Distance 1.6 km
Cleaning
Our staff will clean your apartment every 4-6 weeks. Please take out your own garbage to the dustbins/garbage cans on the left of the building.
Electricity
Electricity has to be paid monthly depending on your consumption.
Emergency Key Service
If you lose a key or lock yourself out, please always try to contact the Europa-Kolleg management or our caretaker first.
Attention: The emergency key service is very expensive! Please consider whether there is any other way of getting into your apartment.
Emergency
Emergency numbers:
| Firefighters and doctors | Tel: 112 |
| Police | Tel:110 |
Fire
Fire extinguishers are located on every floor. Emergency number: 112
German language courses
The University of Hamburg offers wide range of German courses throughout the year.
University of Hamburg
German as a Second Language – Institute for German Language & Literature
Von-Melle-Park 6 (Philosophenturm Uni Plan Geb. No. 64)
5th floor; Room 554
Phone 42838-3891
Grocery
Lidl Osdorfer
Landstraße 8 22607
Hamburg-Groß-Flottbek
Distance: 900 m
Open Mon-Sat from 9.00 -21.00
REWE CENTER
Osdorfer Landstraße 131
22609 Hamburg
Distance 1000m (inside the Elbe shopping center)
Open Mon-Sat from 9.00-20.00
Hamburg.de
On the website www.Hamburg.de you can find various information about the city, theater, exhibitions, sport and events.
Holidays
Bank holidays in Hamburg (Europa-Kolleg office, businesses, banks and government offices are closed):
| New Year’s Day | January 1st |
| Good Friday | Friday before Easter |
| Easter Monday | Monday after Easter |
| Labor Day | 1st of May |
| Ascension Day | 6th Thursday after Easter |
| Whit Monday | 49 days after Easter |
| German Reunification Day | October 3rd |
| Reformation Day | October 31st |
| Christmas | December 25 and 26 |
Internet
Every apartment has wifi which is already included in the monthly rent.
Libraries
State and University Library of Hamburg (StaBi)
Von-Melle-Park 3 (Uni-Plan Building #61)
20146 Hamburg
Library information:
Tel. +49-40-42838-2233
To borrow books from the StaBi, you have to apply for a library card. The application is available from the library’s visitor’s office. The StaBi asks you to bring a current ID or passport. Books can be borrowed for up to a month.
Central Library of the Hamburg Public Library System
Hühnerposten 1
20097 Hamburg
Library information:
Tel. +49-40-426 06-215
www.buecherhallen.de
Central Law Library of Hamburg University
Rothenbaumchaussee 33
20148 Hamburg
Library information:
Tel. +49-40-428 38-7171
www.zbrecht.uni-hamburg.de
Pharmacies
Apotheke an der Osdorfer Landstraße
Osdorfer Landstraße 112
22549 Hamburg
Distance: 900m
Public transport
All S-Bahns, U-Bahns and buses in Hamburg are operated by the Hamburger Verkehrs-Verbund (HVV).
- Nearest S-Bahn station: Hamburg Othmarschen (S11)
- Nearest bus stop: Windmühlenweg
A map of the public transport in Hamburg can be find here.
You can check public transport times www.geofox.de.
Registration
Resident’s Registration Office:
Bezirksamt Altona
Platz der Republik 1
22765 Hamburg
www.hamburg.de/einwohnermeldeamt-hamburg
Residentes Permit
Foreigners Registration Office:
Kundenzentrum Altona
Platz der Republik 1
22765 Hamburg
Tel: +49-40-42811-3120
www.hamburg.de/sltons/auslaenderangelegenheiten
Shopping Center
Hamburg offers a vast amount of shopping centers and high streets. Just a few minutes walking from the Europa-Kolleg you can find the “ Elbe shoppingcenter”. In this mall you can find almost anything you might want to buy.
Elbe Einkaufszentrum
Julius- Brecht-Str. 6
22609 Hamburg
www.eez.de
Smoke Detectors
All apartments are equipped with smoke detectors. The smoke detectors can save lives since it signals a fire at an early stage before the smoke concentration gets dangerous. It should not be deinstalled! The battery change should be carried out by the caretaker.
Smoking
Please note that the property of the Europa-Kolleg is a non-smoking area.
Sport
Information on sports offered by Hamburg’s sports clubs, and on athletics clubs in the vicinity, are available from
Hamburger Sportbund
Haus des Sports
Schäferkampsallee 1 (U2/U3 Schlump)
20357 Hamburg
Tel. +49-40-419 08-111
Swimming
On the website www.baederland.de you can find 26 baths in Hamburg.
Tourism Office
Hamburg’s Office of Tourism provides information on all sorts of events and recreational activities in Hamburg.
Hamburg Hotline: +49-40-300 51 300.
Visitors
Day visitors do not need to be registered. However, visitors are not permitted to stay overnight. A guest apartment is available for guests on request and subject to availability. Please contact the residence office for prices and occupancy times.
Welcome Center Hamburg
The Hamburg Welcome Center provides a service whereby scientists and self-employed individuals can directly manage the legal aspects of immigration.
Address:
Südertr. 32B
20097 Hamburg
