Country Germany Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website kreis-segeberg.de | State Schleswig-Holstein Vehicle registration SE Capital Bad Segeberg | |
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Clubs and Teams FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03, Hamburger SV II Points of interest Eekholt Wildlife Park, Trave, Arriba Erlebnisbad, Holstentherme, Kalkberghöhlen Destinations Bad Bramstedt, Bad Segeberg, Norderstedt, Kaltenkirchen, A7 | ||
Segeberg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Pinneberg, Steinburg and Rendsburg-Eckernförde, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Plön, Ostholstein and Stormarn, and the city state of Hamburg.
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Map of Segeberg, Germany
History
The history of the district is connected with the history of Holstein. In 1134 the castle of Segeberg was erected as a regional centre from where the reeve of Segeberg ruled. When Schleswig-Holstein became a Prussian province in 1865, the Prussian administration established the district of Segeberg.
Since then the district has considerable grown twice: In 1932 parts of the dissolved district of Bordesholm joined the district; and in 1970 the city of Norderstedt became part of the district.
Geography
The district of Segeberg consists of the agricultural plains between the cities of Neumünster and Hamburg. A southwestern portion of the hilly lakeland called "Holsteinische Schweiz" (Holsatian Switzerland) belongs to the district, as well as some northern suburbs of Hamburg.