Elmshorn

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Elmshorn
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Coat of arms of Elmshorn
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Elmshorn   is located in Germany
Elmshorn
Elmshorn
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Location of Elmshorn within Pinneberg district
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Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Pinneberg
Government
 • Mayor Brigitte Fronzek
Area
 • Total 21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 47,667
 • Density 2,200/km2 (5,800/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

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Twin towns — Sister cities

Elmshorn is twinned with:

Notable residents

References

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  2. http://www.elmshorn-land.de/inhalt/index504.html

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