Tornesch

Coordinates: 53°42′N 9°43′E / 53.700°N 9.717°E

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Tornesch
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Tornesch within Pinneberg district
Tornesch Show map of Germany Tornesch Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 53°42′N 9°43′E / 53.700°N 9.717°E / 53.700; 9.717
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Pinneberg
Subdivisions	3 Stadtteile
Government
• Mayor	Roland Krügel
Area
• Total	20.62 km² (7.96 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[1]
• Total	14,350
• Density	700/km² (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25436
Dialling codes	04122, 04120
Vehicle registration	PI
Website	www.tornesch.de

Tornesch is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km (4 mi) southeast of Elmshorn, and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Hamburg. Tornesch is also the home of the Klaus-Groth-Schule, named after the German poet Klaus Groth. It is also home to the Fritz-Reuter-Schule, named after German writer Fritz Reuter.

History

Tornesch has a place in biochemical history from the wood saccharification^[2] process developed by Scholler,^[3] also known at the Scholler-Tornesch process. The first factory to use the process was built in Tornesch. This early work was part of the development of biofuel such as cellulosic ethanol.

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v t e Towns and municipalities in Pinneberg (district)
Appen Barmstedt Bevern Bilsen Bokel Bokholt-Hanredder Bönningstedt Borstel-Hohenraden Brande-Hörnerkirchen Bullenkuhlen Ellerbek Ellerhoop Elmshorn Groß Nordende Groß Offenseth-Aspern Halstenbek Haselau Haseldorf Hasloh Heede Heidgraben Heist Heligoland Hemdingen Hetlingen Holm Klein Nordende Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop Kölln-Reisiek Kummerfeld Langeln Lutzhorn Moorrege Neuendeich Osterhorn Pinneberg Prisdorf Quickborn Raa-Besenbek Rellingen Schenefeld Seester Seestermühe Seeth-Ekholt Tangstedt Tornesch Uetersen Wedel Westerhorn