Glinde, Schleswig-Holstein

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Glinde
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Stormarn
Mayor	Uwe Rehders
Basic statistics
Area	11.22 km² (4.3 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population	16,093 (31/12/2004)
- Density	1,434 /km² (3,715 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OD
Postal code	21509
Area code	040
Website	www.glinde.de Coordinates: 53°32′26″N 10°12′40″E / 53.54056, 10.21111

Glinde is a town in Germany in southern Schleswig-Holstein, approximately 20 km east of Hamburg.

[edit] History

The name Glinde was first mentioned in a document dated from March 25, 1229. In the document Graf Adolf IV. of Schauenburg and Holstein gave the village to a Cistercian nun monastery. (The monastery was later moved to the location of the modern town Reinbek). The King of Denmark and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Frederick I of Denmark, took possession of the monastery during the Protestant Reformation. 1544 his son Christian III shared it with his brothers. The affiliation changed several times.

1948, the municipalities Glinde, Oststeinbek, Havighorst and Schönningstedt were amalgamated to the Amt Glinde. After Schönningstedt and subsequently (1949) Havighorst left the association, Glinde and Oststeinbek became independent municipalities in 1978.

On June 24, 1979 (the 750th anniversary of the village), Glinde received its town charter.