Elmshorn
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| Elmshorn | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Time zone: | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Administration | |
| Country: | Germany |
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| State: | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District: | Pinneberg |
| Mayor: | Brigitte Fronzek |
| Basic Statistics | |
| Area: | 21.36 km² (8 sq.mi.) |
| Population: | 49,386 (30 June 2005) |
| - Density: | 2,312 /km² (5,988 /sq.mi.) |
| Elevation: | 0 - 21 m |
| Further Information | |
| Postal codes: | 25335, 25336, 25337 |
| Area code: | 04121 |
| Licence plate code: | PI |
| Website: | www.stadt-elmshorn.de |
Elmshorn, located 32 km north of Hamburg at the small river Krückau, close to the Elbe river, is the sixth-largest city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Elmshorn has a shopping center and common area in the center of town called the "Buttermarkt." In the surrounding areas are small farms and dairy/ horse farms. It is the birthplace of the medievalist Heinz Woehlk.
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Cities and towns in Pinneberg (district)
Barmstedt | Bönningstedt | Elmshorn | Halstenbek | Haseldorf | Helgoland | Moorrege | Pinneberg | Quickborn | Rellingen | Schenefeld | Tornesch | Uetersen | Wedel
