Appen

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For the place in the Netherlands, see Appen (Netherlands).
Appen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Appen
Appen (Germany)
Appen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Pinneberg
Municipal assoc. Moorrege
Local subdivisions 3
Mayor Detlev Brüggemann
Basic statistics
Area 20.26 km² (7.8 sq mi)
Elevation 6 m  (20 ft)
Population 5,833  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 288 /km² (746 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PI
Postal codes 25480–25482
Area codes 04101, 04122
Website www.amt-moorrege.de

Coordinates: 53°39′42″N 9°44′40″E / 53.66167, 9.74444

Appen is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 3 km west of Pinneberg, and 20 km northwest of Hamburg.