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Elmshorn

Coordinates: 53°45′7″N 9°39′04″E / 53.75194°N 9.65111°E / 53.75194; 9.65111
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Elmshorn
Flag of Elmshorn
Coat of arms of Elmshorn
Location of Elmshorn within Pinneberg district
Elmshorn is located in Germany
Elmshorn
Elmshorn
Elmshorn is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Elmshorn
Elmshorn
Coordinates: 53°45′7″N 9°39′04″E / 53.75194°N 9.65111°E / 53.75194; 9.65111
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictPinneberg
Government
 • MayorVolker Hatje (Ind.)
Area
 • Total21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Highest elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total49,948
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25335, 25336, 25337
Dialling codes04121
Vehicle registrationPI
Websitewww.elmshorn.de

Elmshorn is a town in Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is 30 km north of Hamburg on the small river Krückau, a tributary of the Elbe. About 50,000 people live there, which makes it the sixth-largest town in Schleswig-Holstein by population. Mathematician Hermann Weyl was born here.

References

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  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).

Other websites

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  • Media related to Elmshorn at Wikimedia Commons