Reinbek

Reinbek
Town hall
Reinbek
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Administration
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Stormarn
Town subdivisions 6
Mayor Axel Bärendorf
Basic statistics
Area 31.23 km2 (12.06 sq mi)
Elevation 27 m  (89 ft)
Population 25,821 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 827 /km2 (2,141 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OD
Postal code 21465
Area codes 040, 04104
Website www.reinbek.de

Reinbek (probably from "Rainbek" = brook at the field margin) is a town located in Stormarn district in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein within the metropolitan region of Hamburg. It is accessed by the A1 and the A24 autobahn and federal highway 5.

Reinbek was first mentioned in 1226, the city rights were given in 1952. The town is located at the river Bille which was dammed up here to form a mill pond.

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