Hamburg 2010. Hamburg Hamburg (; ; officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg; ; Low German/Low Saxon: "Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg") is the second-largest city in Germany with a population of over 1.8 million. One of Germany's 16 federal states, it is surrounded by Schleswig-Holstein to the north and Lower Saxony to the south. 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 and the River Bille. The official name reflects Hamburg's history as a member of the medieval Hanseatic League and a
Constitution of Hamburg is represented by the senate (the cabinet), which is headed by the First Mayor of Hamburg ("Erster Bürgermeister der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg"), a position equivalent to a prime minister or minister-president. The constitution has been amended 34 times since 1952. Constitution of Hamburg The Constitution of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg (German: "Verfassung der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg") is the basic governing document of the German city-state of Hamburg. It was approved on 6 June 1952. It is the fourth constitution that the state has had, consists of 76 articles, and has been amended 34 times. Erich