Uetersen
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Location of the town of Uetersen within Pinneberg district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Pinneberg |
| Mayor | Andrea Hansen |
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| Area | 11.43 km2 (4.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1-18 m |
| Population | 17,558 (31 March 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 1,536 /km2 (3,979 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | PI |
| Postal code | 25436 |
| Area code | 04122 |
Uetersen (German pronunciation: [ˈyːtɐzən], formerly known as Ütersen (Holstein)) is a city in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km (4 miles) south of Elmshorn, and 30 km (18 miles) northwest of Hamburg at the small river Pinnau, close to the Elbe river. Uetersen is home to the Rosarium Uetersen, the oldest and largest rose garden in Northern Germany, created in 1929.
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Name
The name of the city Uetersen, "uterst end", probably arose because it is "at the extreme end", referring to the fact that its location is at the transition to the Geest Seestermüher march. But there is also the suspicion that the name of "Ütersteen" showing what "ultra-stone" or "Ütristina", the old name of Pinnau originates.
Mayor since 1870
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Coat of arms
Blazon:In a red shield is a silver (= white) gate without any door. The wall has six pinnacles. There is a silver (= white) tower on each side, having two windows each and topped by silver (= white) triangular roofs. Between the towers there is the nettle-leaf of the Counts of Holstein. In the open door at the base there stands a silver (= white) S-shaped object, which might show Virgin Mary and Jesus, standing upon a golden (= yellow) lying moon crescent and flanked by two golden (= yellow) stars on a red background. Below the door is a blue field probably symbolizing water.[2]
Known Uetersener
A list of people who were born in Uetersen, live or have lived and work in the town or have been involved with it.
- Arthur Drews (1865–1935)
- Franz Kruckenberg (1882–1965)
- Detlef Lienau (1818–1887)
- Ludwig Meyn (1820–1878)
- Friedrich Neelsen (1854–1898)
- Metta von Oberg (1737–1794)
- Kurt Roth (1899–1975)
- Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1753–1835)
More people who are closely linked to Uetersen
These people have lived in Uetersen or are closely linked to the town. They have contributed to the reputation of the town or to the general welfare of the population.
- Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (1800–1891)
International relations
Uetersen is twinned with:
Wittstock, Ostprignitz-Ruppin district of Brandenburg.
Literature
- Rudolf Lavorenz: Uetersen, ISBN 3897025418 (de)
- Theodor von Kobbe: Die Schweden im Kloster zu Uetersen (1830) (de)
- Carl Bulcke: Silkes Liebe (1906) (Fate of the Roman society Uetersener) (de)
- Elsa Plath-Langheinrich: Als Goethe nach Uetersen schrieb ISBN 3529026956 (de)
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Briefe an Augusta Louise zu Stolberg (de)
- Goethes Briefe ins holsteinische Kloster Uetersen ISBN 3529026824 (de)
- Lothar Mosler: Blickpunkt Uetersen (Geschichte und Geschichten 1234 - 1984) (1985) (de)
- Lothar Mosler: Mit der Eisenbahn durch Uetersen (1996) (de)
- Lothar Mosler: Rosenstadt Uetersen im Wandel der Zeiten (1971) (de)
- Dr. Ernst Brütt und Gerhard Scharfenstein: Uetersen und seine Einwohner (1995) (de)
- Andreas Fründt: Das Hochadeliche Closter zu Uetersen (1986) (de)
- Michael Schubert: Uetersen zwischen Marsch und Geest (1998) ISBN 3861347733 (de)
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References
- ↑ "Statistikamt Nord: Bevölkerung in Schleswig-Holstein am 31. März 2010 nach Kreisen, Ämtern, amtsfreien Gemeinden und Städten" (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 31 March 2010. http://www.statistik-nord.de/uploads/tx_standocuments/A_I_2_vj101_S.pdf.
- ↑ Kommunale Wappenrolle Schleswig-Holstein