Reinbek

Reinbek
Town hall
Reinbek
Location of the town of Reinbek within Stormarn district
Coordinates	53°30′32″N 10°14′54″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Stormarn
Town subdivisions	6
Mayor	Axel Bärendorf
Basic statistics
Area	31.23 km2 (12.06 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m  (89 ft)
Population	25,821 (31 December 2010)
- Density	827 /km2 (2,141 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OD
Postal code	21465
Area codes	040, 04104
Website	www.reinbek.de

Castle of Reinbek

Reinbek (probably from "Rainbek" = brook at the field margin) is a town located in Stormarn district in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein within the metropolitan region of Hamburg. It is accessed by the A1 and the A24 autobahn and federal highway 5.

Reinbek was first mentioned in 1226, the city rights were given in 1952. The town is located at the river Bille which was dammed up here to form a mill pond.

Religion

Religious affiliation:

• 44% Protestant
• 9% Catholic
• 22% other religious groups
• 26% without religious affiliation

Important church communities

• Maria-Magdalenen church (Lutheran)
• Nathan-Söderblom church (Lutheran)
• Ansgar community, St. Ansgar chapel and St. Michael chapel (Lutheran)
• Herz-Jesu community (Roman Catholic)
• Evangelische Freikirche (Baptist)

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Reinbek is twinned with:

• Täby, Sweden, since 1956
• Königslutter, Lower Saxony, Germany, since 1961
• Padasjoki, Finland, since 1974
• Koło, Poland, since 1999

Buildings

• 16th century castle in Dutch renaissance style.

External links

• Official city site