Rantzau (Amt)

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Rantzau

Coat of arms
Rantzau
Coordinates: 53°47′N 9°46′E / 53.783°N 9.767°E / 53.783; 9.767Coordinates: 53°47′N 9°46′E / 53.783°N 9.767°E / 53.783; 9.767
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Pinneberg
Subdivisions 10 Gemeinden
Government
  Amtsvorsteher Willi Hachmann
Area
  Total 112.0 km2 (43.2 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 8,403
  Density 75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Vehicle registration PI
Website www.amt-rantzau.de

Rantzau is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Barmstedt, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it. The Amt was named after the County of Rantzau, which existed between 1649 and 1864.

Subdivision

The Amt ("collective municipality") Rantzau consists of the following municipalities:

  1. Bevern
  2. Bilsen
  3. Bokholt-Hanredder
  4. Bullenkuhlen
  5. Ellerhoop
  6. Groß Offenseth-Aspern
  7. Heede
  8. Hemdingen
  9. Langeln
  10. Lutzhorn

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