Barmstedt
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| Barmstedt | ||
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  Barmstedt | ||
Location of Barmstedt within Pinneberg district 
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| Coordinates: 53°47′N 9°46′E / 53.783°N 9.767°ECoordinates: 53°47′N 9°46′E / 53.783°N 9.767°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| District | Pinneberg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Nils Hammermann | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 9,943 | |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 25355 | |
| Dialling codes | 04123 | |
| Vehicle registration | PI | |
| Website | www.barmstedt.de | |
Barmstedt is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in the south of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 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.
Culture
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.
References
- ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2012] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.
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