Quickborn

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Quickborn

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Quickborn
Coordinates: 53°44′0″N 9°53′50″E / 53.73333°N 9.89722°E / 53.73333; 9.89722Coordinates: 53°44′0″N 9°53′50″E / 53.73333°N 9.89722°E / 53.73333; 9.89722
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Pinneberg
Government
  Mayor Thomas Köppl (CDU)
Area
  Total 43.16 km2 (16.66 sq mi)
Elevation 19 m (62 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 19,986
  Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 25451
Dialling codes 04106, 04193
Vehicle registration PI
Website www.quickborn.de

Quickborn is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km east of Elmshorn, and 20 km north of Hamburg.

International relations

Quickborn is twinned with:

  • Boxholm, Sweden Sweden (since 13.09.1974)
  • Uckfield, England East Sussex, England (since 18.02.1990)
  • Malchow, Germany Germany (since 08.09.1990)

Notable residents

  • Carlo von Tidemann (*1943), Anchorman and Actor
  • Mike Krüger (*1951), Comedian, Actor, Singer, lived for several years in Quickborn

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