Bergedorf

Bergedorf, a district and town of Germany, 10 miles SE. of Hamburg, to which it belongs. Part of the territory is known by the name of the Four Lands (Vierländer). It is inhabited by a well-conditioned and industrious population, much occupied in the cultivation of fruit and vegetables, not only for the market of Hamburg, but for that of London. The area is 35 sq. m., and the population about 20,000. Pop. of town, 6957.