Elmshorn
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  Elmshorn | ||
Location of Elmshorn within Pinneberg district 
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| Coordinates: 53°45′7″N 9°39′04″E / 53.75194°N 9.65111°ECoordinates: 53°45′7″N 9°39′04″E / 53.75194°N 9.65111°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| District | Pinneberg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Brigitte Fronzek | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 48,684 | |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 25335, 25336, 25337 | |
| Dialling codes | 04121 | |
| Vehicle registration | PI | |
| Website | www.stadt-elmshorn.de | |
Elmshorn (German pronunciation: [ɛlmsˈhɔʁn]) is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is located 32 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.[2] 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- ).
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).
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Elmshorn is twinned with:
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Tarascon, France (1987) -
Wittenberge, Germany (1990) -
Stargard Szczeciński, Poland (1993) -
Raisio, Finland (2000) -
Ventura, California
Sons and daughters of the city
The following persons were born in Elmshorn (sorted by year of birth):
- Johann Christoph Biernatzki (1795-1840), writer
- Johannes Rehmke (1848-1930), philosopher
- Fritz Höger (1877-1949), (born in Bekenreihe near Elmshorn), architect
- Hermann Weyl (1885-1955), mathematician
- Wilhelm Mohr (1885-1969), politician of the CDU
- Carl August Rathjens (1887-1966), geographer
- Wilhelm Peetz (1892-1935), communist and resistance fighter against national socialism
- Harald Paulsen (1895-1954), actor and director
- Karsten Voigt (born 1941), politician of the SPD
- Erich W. Kopischke (born 1956), Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
- Anders Petersen (born 1959), Cultural Prize 2002, graphic artist and object artist
- Gaby Tiedemann / Ixi (born 1962), singer and One-hit-Wonder
- Michael Stich (born 1968), tennis player (grew up in Elmshorn)
- Tim Mälzer (born 1971), cook and author of cooking books
- Chiara Schoras (born 1975), actress
- Hanno Behrens (born 1990), soccer player
References
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