Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH

Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH operates the Internet domain .hamburg. .hamburg launched in 2014 as one of the world's first top-level domains for a city, available to all businesses, institutions, organizations, and citizens in the greater Hamburg area. .hamburg web addresses provide Hamburg residents with a digital home, symbolizing a strong sense of community online, making it especially suitable for websites targeting local audiences. With .hamburg, the Hanseatic city is one of the few German cities to offer its entities a unique internet domain, presenting itself as an attractive and modern economic hub.

The company was founded in 2007 by CEO Dirk Krischenowski along with Katrin Ohlmer, Oliver Süme, and Johannes Lenz-Hawliczek. Before the launch of the .hamburg domain, they worked with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for over eight years to initiate a new round of applications for top-level domains. Since August 14, 2014, all Hamburg residents can register internet addresses with their city's domain extension. Besides the founders and investors, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is among the shareholders of the Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH.

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