Barmstedt | |
Barmstedt
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Location of the town of Barmstedt within Pinneberg district
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Coordinates | |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
District | Pinneberg |
Mayor | Nils Hammermann |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Population | 9,777 (31 December 2010)[1] |
- Density | 569 /km2 (1,475 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | PI |
Postal code | 25355 |
Area code | 04123 |
Website | www.barmstedt.de |
Barmstedt is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in the south of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 8 km northeast of Elmshorn, and 30 km northwest of Hamburg. It has approximately 9,500 inhabitants which makes it the smallest town in the Pinneberg district.
There were 133 shoemakers working in Barmstedt in 1839. Only one remains today, and it was in Barmstedt that the shoe retailer Gabor Shoes was founded. The ex german champion in unicycling, Peer Fischer, was born in Barmstedt.
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