Heidgraben

Heidgraben
Heidgraben

Coordinates: 53°42′18″N 9°40′55″E / 53.70500°N 9.68194°E / 53.70500; 9.68194Coordinates: 53°42′18″N 9°40′55″E / 53.70500°N 9.68194°E / 53.70500; 9.68194
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Pinneberg
Municipal assoc. Moorrege
Government
  Mayor Udo Tesch (SPD)
Area
  Total 5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 2,528
  Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 25436
Dialling codes 04122
Vehicle registration PI
Website www.amt-moorrege.de

Heidgraben is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

The amount of citizens working in agriculture or in tree nurseries is only small, the majority commutes to surrounding places or to Hamburg. Heidgraben has an elementary school. There are no shopping facilities, but the community plans a supermarket.

Geography and Infrastructure

Heidgraben is situated 18 kilometres in the northwest of Hamburg on the edge of the Marsh, on the Geest land. It abuts to the towns Uetersen and Tornesch and the communities Klein Nordende and Groß Nordende.

The large area of Heidgraben is very wide-spread populated. Large parts of this area are nature preserve areas.

Heidgraben is connected to the public transport with bus routes to Uetersen and Tornesch. From Tornesch via train to Elmshorn, Pinneberg and Hamburg.

In the east of Heidgraben there is the Autobahn 23 located, access in Tornesch and Elmshorn.

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