Rantzau (Amt)

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Rantzau
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Pinneberg
Composition	10 Gemeinden
Amtsvorsteher	Willi Hachmann
Basic statistics
Area	112.0 km² (43.2 sq mi)
Population	8,227  (31/12/2003)
- Density	73 /km² (190 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PI
Website	www.amt-rantzau.de Coordinates: 53°47′00″N 9°46′00″E / 53.783333, 9.766667

Rantzau is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Barmstedt, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it. The Amt was named after the County of Rantzau, which existed between 1649 and 1864.

The Amt ("collective municipality") Rantzau consists of the following municipalities:

1. Bevern
2. Bilsen
3. Bokholt-Hanredder
4. Bullenkuhlen
5. Ellerhoop
6. Groß Offenseth-Aspern
7. Heede
8. Hemdingen
9. Langeln
10. Lutzhorn

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• This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.