Appen

Appen

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Appen

Coordinates: 53°39′42″N 9°44′40″E / 53.66167°N 9.74444°ECoordinates: 53°39′42″N 9°44′40″E / 53.66167°N 9.74444°E
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Pinneberg
Municipal assoc. Moorrege
Government
  Mayor Detlev Brüggemann
Area
  Total 20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 4,871
  Density 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 25480–25482
Dialling codes 04101, 04122
Vehicle registration PI
Website www.amt-moorrege.de

Appen is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 3 km west of Pinneberg, and 20 km northwest of Hamburg.

It is twinned with the village of Polegate, near Eastbourne in East Sussex, England.

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