Halstenbek

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Halstenbek


Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Pinneberg
Population	16,200 (2005)
Area	12.6 km²
Population density	1,286 /km²
Elevation	15 m
Coordinates	53°38′ N 9°52′ E
Postal code	25469
Area code	04101
Licence plate code	PI
Mayor	Bruno Egge
Website	halstenbek.de

Halstenbek is a free municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the north-western border of the city of Hamburg and approximately 5 km southeast of Pinneberg.

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Halstenbek is the site of the so-called Knick-Ei, a gymnastics arena, the roof of which collapsed twice during construction and which was never completed. The building is nevertheless used in exhibitions as an example of "New German architecture"!^{[citation needed]}