Elmshorn

Elmshorn
Elmshorn
Location of the town of Elmshorn within Pinneberg district
Coordinates	53°45′7″N 9°39′4″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Pinneberg
Mayor	Brigitte Fronzek
Basic statistics
Area	21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Elevation	0-21 m
Population	48,924 (31 December 2010)
- Density	2,290 /km2 (5,932 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PI
Postal codes	25335, 25336, 25337
Area code	04121
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. 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).

Notable residents

• Fritz Höger (1877–1949), architect
• Hermann Weyl, mathematician
• Harald Paulsen (1895–1954), actor
• Michael Stich (* 1968), Tennis-player, living in Elmshorn
• Erich W. Kopischke (* 1956), Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, born in Elmshorn

External links

• Official Elmshorn Website