Elmshorn

Elmshorn (German pronunciation: [ɛlmsˈhɔʁn] ⓘ; Low German: Elmshoorn) is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is 30 km north of Hamburg on the small river Krückau, a tributary of the Elbe, and with about 50,000 inhabitants is the sixth-largest town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the birthplace of writer and editor Hermann Schlüter (1851–1919), the mathematician Hermann Weyl (1885–1955) and the medievalist Heinz Woehlk (1944- ).

Elmshorn
Town
Bismarck School in Elmshorn
Bismarck School in Elmshorn
Flag of Elmshorn
Flag
Coat of arms of Elmshorn
Coat of arms
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
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
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total50,772
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,200/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

Economy and industry

Historically Elmshorn had many companies in the food industry. Including meat processing and 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
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Elmshorn is twinned with:[2]

Notable people

The following people were born in Elmshorn (in order of year of birth):

  • Johann Christoph Biernatzki (1795–1840), writer.[3]
  • Johannes Rehmke (1848 in Hainholz – 1930), philosopher
  • Fritz Höger (1877–1949), (born in Bekenreihe near Elmshorn), architect
  • Hermann Weyl (1885–1955), mathematician, theoretical physicist, logician and philosopher.
  • Carl August Rathjens (1887–1966), geographer
  • Harald Paulsen (1895–1954), actor and director
  • Walter Ohmsen (1911–1988), highly decorated soldier and organized the sailing at the Summer Olympics
  • Karsten Voigt (born 1941), politician and member of the SPD
  • Anders Petersen (born 1959), Cultural Prize 2002, graphic artist and object artist
  • Gaby Tiedemann (Ixi) (born 1962), singer and one-hit wonder
  • Anka Feldhusen (born 1966), diplomat; German ambassador in Kyiv, Ukraine since 2019
  • Sören Sieg (born 1966), tenor, songwriter, composer, arranger, satirist, columnist and writer.
  • Michael Stich (born 1968), tennis player (grew up in Elmshorn); 1992 Summer Olympics men's doubles winner
  • Tim Mälzer (born 1971), cook and author of cookery books
  • Chiara Schoras (born 1975), actress
  • Hanno Behrens (born 1990), soccer player, over 400 pro games

See also
  • Kooperative Gesamtschule Elmshorn

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. "Städtepartnerschaften". elmshorn.de (in German). Elmshorn. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  3. "Biernatzki, Johann Christoph" . New International Encyclopedia. Vol. III. 1905.
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