Steinhorst, Schleswig-Holstein

Steinhorst

Coat of arms

Steinhorst

Location of Steinhorst within Lauenburg district

Coordinates: 53°43′15″N 10°29′11″E / 53.72083°N 10.48639°ECoordinates: 53°43′15″N 10°29′11″E / 53.72083°N 10.48639°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Heinz-Peter Strunck

Area

• Total

16.37 km² (6.32 sq mi)

Population (2013-12-31)^[1]

• Total

544

• Density

33/km² (86/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

23847

04536

Website

www.amt-sandesneben.de

Steinhorst (which roughly translates as Stone Refuge) is a municipality in Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein. It belongs to the Amt Sandesneben-Nusse.

Geography

The municipality size amounts to 16.37 km². Of it 5.8 km² is forest, and 8.2 km² is agricultural land, which are ordered by 2 district domains and 1 agricultural enterprise. In the forest is the Wehrenteich (in English, weir pond), which has a surface of 220,000 square metres.

History

1315 The first recorded mention of Steinhorst.
1691 bought Magnus von Wedderkop Steinhorst.
1739 gave Gottfried up v. Wedderkop Steinhorst.
1928 Steinhorst became an independent political municipality.

Other

Steinhorst has a volunteer fire-brigade. The number of active members amounted to, at the end of 2004, 29 members. The employment vehicle is an LF8 with a festinstallierten delete foam plant, which is pressurized by means of air bottle and is thus ready for use. The mayor of the municipality, Heinz-Peter Strunck, has been in office for 27 years.

In addition stone refuge is well known for its legendary Scheunenfeten, which always attracts several thousand visitors. In addition once in the year GIANTS a Stoppelfete between Steinhorst and Schiphorst takes place, where itself more than 5000 visitors tummeln. You find the photos under www.top-disco-show.de

References

↑ "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.

External links

Gemeinde Steinhorst Info (in German)

Towns and municipalities of Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg

Albsfelde Alt Mölln Aumühle Bäk Bälau Basedow Basthorst Behlendorf Berkenthin Besenthal Bliestorf Börnsen Borstorf Breitenfelde Bröthen Brunsmark Brunstorf Büchen Buchholz Buchhorst Dahmker Dalldorf Dassendorf Düchelsdorf Duvensee Einhaus Elmenhorst Escheburg Fitzen Fredeburg Fuhlenhagen Geesthacht Giesensdorf Göldenitz Göttin Grabau Grambek Grinau Groß Boden Groß Disnack Groß Grönau Groß Pampau Groß Sarau Groß Schenkenberg Grove Gudow Gülzow Güster Hamfelde Hamwarde Harmsdorf Havekost Hohenhorn Hollenbek Hornbek Horst Juliusburg Kankelau Kasseburg Kastorf Kittlitz Klein Pampau Klein Zecher Klempau Klinkrade Koberg Kollow Köthel Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf Krukow Krummesse Krüzen Kuddewörde Kühsen Kulpin Labenz Langenlehsten Lankau Lanze Lauenburg Lehmrade Linau Lüchow Lütau Mechow Möhnsen Mölln Mühlenrade Müssen Mustin Niendorf an der Stecknitz Niendorf bei Berkenthin Nusse Panten Pogeez Poggensee Ratzeburg Ritzerau Römnitz Rondeshagen Roseburg Sahms Salem Sandesneben Schiphorst Schmilau Schnakenbek Schönberg Schretstaken Schulendorf Schürensöhlen Schwarzenbek Seedorf Siebenbäumen Siebeneichen Sierksrade Sirksfelde Steinhorst Sterley Stubben Talkau Tramm Walksfelde Wangelau Wentorf, Sandesneben Wentorf bei Hamburg Wiershop Witzeeze Wohltorf Woltersdorf Worth Ziethen

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