Finkenwerder (; Low German: Finkwarder, Finkenwarder or - wärder; German: Finkeninsel; translation: Island of finches) is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany in the borough Hamburg-Mitte. It is the location of the Hamburg Airbus plant and its airport. In 2016 the population was 11,668. Geography According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter Finkenwerder has a total area of 19.3 km2. Parts of the quarter are covered by the port of Hamburg. The western and northern border of the quarter are the Elbe river, accross it lies the borough of Altona in the north. To the east Finkenwerder is bordered by the Köhlfleet channel, accross it lies Waltershof, with which Finkenwerder also shares a small land border in the south-east. To the south and south-west Finkenwerders border runs along the old southern Elbe, accross from it lie the quarters of Francop and Neuenfelde, the latter of which Finkenwerder shares another small land border with. A small officially unnamed and uninhabited island, which is locally referred to as Schweinesand, is officially a part of Finkenwerder and represents its western-most point. History Finkenwerder was first mentioned in 1236 (as "Vinkenwerder"). The fishing village became part of Hamburg in 1445 and granted the status of a suburb (Vorort) in 1919. During World War II until April 30, 1945 a concentration camp was established in Finkenwerder. It was a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp. It was also the site of a U-boat bunker, which was heavily damaged by Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs in April 1945 and demolished post-war, although the foundations of the walls were uncovered during work to extend the runway of Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport. Demographics 11,629 people were living in the quarter Finkenwerder in 2006. The population density was . 18.9% were children under the age of 18, and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. 13% were immigrants. 461 people were registered as unemployed and 3,928 were employees subject to social insurance contributions. In 1999 there were 5,702 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 39.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.1. In 2006 there were 867 criminal offences (75 crimes per 1000 people). Politics Finkenwerder is part of the Finkenwerder regional assemby along with the districts of Waltershof and Neuwerk. The current borough leader of Hamburg-Mitte, Ralf Neubauer (SPD),