Wentorf bei Hamburg
| Wentorf bei Hamburg | ||
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  Wentorf bei Hamburg | ||
Location of Wentorf bei Hamburg within Herzogtum Lauenburg district 
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| Coordinates: 53°29′35″N 10°15′12″E / 53.49306°N 10.25333°ECoordinates: 53°29′35″N 10°15′12″E / 53.49306°N 10.25333°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| District | Herzogtum Lauenburg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Matthias Heidelberg (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 12,104 | |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 21465 | |
| Dialling codes | 040 | |
| Vehicle registration | RZ | |
| Website | www.wentorf.de | |
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Wentorf bei Hamburg is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Bille, approx. 10 km northwest of Geesthacht, and 20 km east of Hamburg.
In the late 1940s it was the site of a large Displaced Persons camp for Eastern European refugees.[2]
References
- ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2013] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.
- ↑ http://www.dpcamps.org/wentorf.html
