Hamburg’s racing club began with forty-two citizens meeting at the Tonhalle, among them merchants, shipowners and bankers. Its original name linked Hamburg with Lockstedt, before the search for a new course led to Horn. The first planned opening there was disrupted by bad weather, but racing soon became established.
The early Horn meetings expanded quickly, with a three-day programme followed by adoption of the Hamburger Renn-Club name. Membership grew to around six hundred, providing resources for improvements to the course and its facilities. This was an important step from an occasional gathering towards a more professional racing operation.
Speicherstadt. Explore the red-brick warehouses, canals and bridges of Hamburg’s UNESCO-listed former trading district.
Elbphilharmonie Plaza. Visit the public viewing level for harbour perspectives and a close look at the city’s striking waterfront concert hall.
Hamburg has 1,973,896 residents.
