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Elmshorn
Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elmshorn (German pronunciation: [ɛlmsˈhɔʁn] ⓘ; Low German: Elmshoorn) is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is 30 km north of Hamburg on the small river Krückau, a tributary of the Elbe, and with about 50,000 inhabitants is the sixth-largest town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the birthplace of writer and editor Hermann Schlüter (1851–1919), the mathematician Hermann Weyl (1885–1955) and the medievalist Heinz Woehlk (1944- ).
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Elmshorn | |
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![]() Bismarck School in Elmshorn | |
Location of Elmshorn within Pinneberg district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 53°45′7″N 9°39′04″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
District | Pinneberg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Volker Hatje (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 50,772 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 25335, 25336, 25337 |
Dialling codes | 04121 |
Vehicle registration | PI |
Website | www.elmshorn.de |
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