Country Germany District Pinneberg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 21.36 km² Local time Thursday 2:05 PM | State Schleswig-Holstein Elevation 0-21 m (−69 ft) Postal codes 25335, 25336, 25337 Population 48,183 (31 Dec 2008) University Nordakademie | |
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Elmshorn ( [ɛlmsˈhɔʁn]) is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is located 30 km north of Hamburg at the small river Krückau, close to the Elbe river, is the sixth-largest city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Elmshorn has a shopping center and common area in the center of town called the "Buttermarkt" by the locals although its official name is Karl-Marx-Platz. In the surrounding areas are small farms and dairy/ horse farms. It is the birthplace of writer and editor Hermann Schlüter (1851–1919), the mathematician Hermann Weyl (1885–1955), and the medievalist Heinz Woehlk (1944- ).
Contents
- Map of Elmshorn Germany
- Economy and industry
- Twin towns Sister cities
- Sons and daughters of the city
- References
Map of Elmshorn, Germany
Economy and industry
Historically, Elmshorn had many companies in the food industry including meat processing/ sausage production, margarine production and cereal processing. Major surviving companies include Dölling-Hareico (meat processing/ sausage production) and Kölln (cereal processing, mainly oats and muesli).
Twin towns — Sister cities
Elmshorn is twinned with:
Sons and daughters of the city
The following persons were born in Elmshorn (sorted by year of birth):