Steinhorst, Schleswig-Holstein
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| Steinhorst | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Lauenburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Sandesneben-Nusse |
| Mayor | Heinz-Peter Strunck |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 16.37 km² (6.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Population | 573 (30/09/2006) |
| - Density | 35 /km² (91 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RZ |
| Postal code | 23847 |
| Area code | 04536 |
| Website | www.amt-sandesneben.de |
Steinhorst (which roughly translates as Stone Refuge) is a municipality in Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein. It belongs to Amt Sandesneben.
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[edit] Geography
The municipality size amounts to 16.37 km². Of it 5.8 km² is forest, and 8.2 km² is agricultural land, which are ordered by 2 district domains and 1 agricultural enterprise. In the forest is the Wehrenteich (in English, weir pond), which has a surface of 220,000 square metres.
[edit] History
- 1315 The first recorded mention of Steinhorst.
- 1691 bought Magnus von Wedderkop Steinhorst.
- 1739 gave Gottfried up v. Wedderkop Steinhorst.
- 1928 Steinhorst became an independent political municipality.
[edit] Other
Steinhorst has a volunteer fire-brigade. The number of active members amounted to, at the end of 2004, 29 members. The employment vehicle is an LF8 with a festinstallierten delete foam plant, which is pressurized by means of air bottle and is thus ready for use. The mayor of the municipality, Heinz-Peter Strunck, has been in office for 27 years.
In addition stone refuge is well-known for its legendary Scheunenfeten, which always attracts several thousand visitors. In addition once in the year GIANTS a Stoppelfete between Steinhorst and Schiphorst takes place, where itself more than 5000 visitors tummeln. You find the photos under www.top-disco-show.de
