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Eilbek (Eilbeck) is a neighborhood of the German city of Hamburg and part of the Wandsbek borough. It originated as a small village on the outskirts of Hamburg and was eventually incorporated when the city expanded.

Origin of the name

The village was named after a small river of the same name. Eilbek derives from the old German for rushing stream. Eile meaning to hurry / rush and beck meaning river or stream.

History

- Eilbek first appears in 1247 as Ylenbeke.
   - In the Second World War Eilbek was almost completely destroyed by the heavy air raids in July 1943 (operation Gomorrha). With the reorganisation of Hamburg in the year 1949 Eilbek became a part of the district Wandsbek.

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