Bönningstedt

Bönningstedt
Coat of arms
Bönningstedt
Location of Bönningstedt within Pinneberg district
Coordinates: 53°39′57″N 9°54′23″E / 53.66583°N 9.90639°ECoordinates: 53°39′57″N 9°54′23″E / 53.66583°N 9.90639°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Pinneberg
Government
• Mayor	Peter Liske (BWG)
Area
• Total	12.05 km^2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,467
• Density	370/km^2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	25474
Dialling codes	040
Vehicle registration	PI
Website	boenningstedt.de

Bönningstedt is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Pinneberg, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Hamburg. It is a "twin town", with Seaford, in East Sussex on the south coast of England.

Bönningstedt was the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Bönningstedt. Between January 2007 and January 2013, it was part of the Amt Pinnau.

Bönningstedt used to be destination for people from Hamburg to enjoy their sparetime. This is how this village grew.

Bönningstedt is connected to the public transport system of Hamburg via the AKN railway company.

Telephone numbers in Bönningstedt start 040 (for Hamburg) but the municipality is in Schleswig-Holstein where telephone numbers start 041XX. This is unusual, as telephone numbers indicate location.

References

1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2013] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.