Volksdorf () is a quarter of Hamburg. It is situated in the north east of the city, about 15 km from the centre of the city. Volksdorf belongs to the borough of Wandsbek. It covers an area of 11.6 km² and has 20,685 inhabitants (as of 2020). History The area has been settled since the Stone Age. Geography Volksdorf borders Schleswig-Holstein to the east, north and north east. The biggest local town is Ahrensburg which lies in the Stormarn district of Schleswig-Holstein. Volksdorf borders Bergstedt in the north-west, Sasel in the west and Farmsen-Berne in the south west. Volksdorf’s south west border features the Volksdorfer Woods and borders with Meiendorf (a part of the Rahlstedt quarter of Hamburg) Demographics In 2013: Under 18s: 20.6% (Hamburg average 15.6%) 65 and over: 25.5% (Hamburg average 18.8%) Non-Germans: 4.9% (Hamburg average 14%) Unemployed: 2.3% (Hamburg average 5.6%) Volksdorf is one of the wealthier districts of Hamburg. The average wage is about 50500 euros which is almost double that of the Hamburg average. Elections Volksdorf is part of the Alstertal-Walddörfer electoral district for the purposes of elections of the Hamburg Parliament and the district elections. Parliamentary elections in 2011 were voted as follows: SPD 43.6% (+14.9) CDU 23.3% (-23.4) GAL 15.4% (+2.2) FDP 9.8% (+3.3) Die Linke 4.0% (+0.2) Others 3.9% (+2.7) Religion There are two Lutheran churches in the parish: Kirche am Rockenhof and Kirche St. Gabriel. The St. Johannes Community Centre had to be closed in 2002 due to budget problems. There is one Catholic Church: Heilig Kreuz (Holy Cross) Church. There is also a free church in Vörn Barkholt, the Lukaskirche der Christengemeinschaft (St. Luke's Church of the Christian Community) north of the Catholic church and a New Apostolic Church on the Eulenkrugpfad. Culture and tourist attractions The Bürgerhaus Koralle is central to cultural life in Volksdorf and houses a cinema and two bars. Historical farm houses and building are displayed in the Volksdorf open-air museum (Museumsdorf Volksdorf). Working farm days are held four or five times a years in which historical hand working techniques and example of how people lived on farms in the past are exhibited. Konzerte junger Künstler im Spiekerhus e. V. (Concerts by young people) is an association which puts on six concerts a year in Volksdorf open-air museum. Kulturkreis Walddörfer e. V. ("culture circle") was founded in 1978 in order to increase the programme of cultural