Country Germany District Pinneberg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 20.62 km² Local time Monday 10:49 AM | State Schleswig-Holstein Elevation 12 m (39 ft) Postal codes 25436 Population 12,995 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 25436 | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 65% Humidity | ||
Tornesch is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km (4 mi) southeast of Elmshorn, and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Hamburg. Tornesch is also the home of the Klaus-Groth-Schule, named after the German poet Klaus Groth. It is also home to the Fritz-Reuter-Schule, named after German writer Fritz Reuter.
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Map of 25436 Tornesch, Germany
History
Tornesch has a place in biochemical history from the wood saccharification process developed by Scholler, also known at the Scholler-Tornesch process. The first factory to use the process was built in Tornesch. This early work was part of the development of biofuel such as cellulosic ethanol.
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