Wasbek

Coat of arms

Wasbek

Location of Wasbek within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district

Coordinates: 54°4′N 9°54′E / 54.067°N 9.900°ECoordinates: 54°4′N 9°54′E / 54.067°N 9.900°E

Country

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Municipal assoc.

Neumünster

Government

• Mayor

Dörte Kühl

Area

• Total

23.49 km² (9.07 sq mi)

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

• Total

2,210

• Density

94/km² (240/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

24647

04321

Website

Wasbek is a municipality, directly west of Neumünster, in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Geography

Wasbek lies directly west of Neumünster. In the west, the park Aukrug borders the municipality. In the east runs the Federal Highway 7 from Hamburg to Flensburg through the village area and is on the Neumünster-Mitte exit. The Bundesstraße 430 from Lütjenburg to Schenefeld (Federal highway 23) runs from east to west through the municipality. The village is also connected to the Nordbahn, on the Neumünster–Heide rail line. The bus line 9 connects Wasbek and Wasbek-Bullenbek with Neumünster.

The location of Wasbek is south of the municipality of Timmaspe or Krogaspe, but north of Ehndorf, and east of Aukrug (see regional map at: Rendsburg-Eckernförde).

Politics

On 15 June 2008, Wasbek exited from the county Aukrug (Amt), and it is now an administrative community with the city of Neumünster, which handles administration for the municipality.

Community representation

Of the 17 seats in the municipal council, the CDU and the SPD, since the 2008 local election, have six seats each, the electoral community BMW has 3 seats, and the FDP has two seats.

Coat of arms

In the crest, a left-oblique silvery wave divides green and red areas. In the green area lies a silver grain sheaf with five ears; in the red area is a silver cartwheel (wagon wheel).

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.

Towns and municipalities in Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Achterwehr Ahlefeld-Bistensee Alt Duvenstedt Altenhof Altenholz Arpsdorf Ascheffel Aukrug Bargstall Bargstedt Barkelsby Beldorf Bendorf Beringstedt Bissee Blumenthal Böhnhusen Bokel Bordesholm Borgdorf-Seedorf Borgstedt Bornholt Bovenau Brammer Bredenbek Breiholz Brekendorf Brinjahe Brodersby Brügge Büdelsdorf Bünsdorf Christiansholm Damendorf Damp Dänischenhagen Dätgen Dörphof Eckernförde Ehndorf Eisendorf Ellerdorf Elsdorf-Westermühlen Embühren Emkendorf Felde Felm Fleckeby Flintbek Fockbek Friedrichsgraben Friedrichsholm Gammelby Gettorf Gnutz Gokels Goosefeld Grauel Grevenkrug Groß Buchwald Groß Vollstedt Groß Wittensee Güby Haale Haby Hamdorf Hamweddel Hanerau-Hademarschen Haßmoor Heinkenborstel Hoffeld Hohenwestedt Hohn Holtsee Holzbunge Holzdorf Hörsten Hummelfeld Hütten Jahrsdorf Jevenstedt Karby Klein Wittensee Königshügel Kosel Krogaspe Kronshagen Krummwisch Langwedel Lindau Lohe-Föhrden Loop Loose Luhnstedt Lütjenwestedt Meezen Melsdorf Mielkendorf Molfsee Mörel Mühbrook Negenharrie Neudorf-Bornstein Neu Duvenstedt Neuwittenbek Nienborstel Nindorf Noer Nortorf Nübbel Oldenbüttel Oldenhütten Osdorf Ostenfeld Osterby Osterrönfeld Osterstedt Ottendorf Owschlag Padenstedt Prinzenmoor Quarnbek Rade bei Hohenwestedt Rade bei Rendsburg Reesdorf Remmels Rendsburg Rickert Rieseby Rodenbek Rumohr Schacht-Audorf Schierensee Schinkel Schmalstede Schönbek Schönhorst Schülldorf Schülp bei Nortorf Schülp bei Rendsburg Schwedeneck Seefeld Sehestedt Sophienhamm Sören Stafstedt Steenfeld Strande Tackesdorf Tappendorf Techelsdorf Thaden Thumby Timmaspe Todenbüttel Tüttendorf Waabs Wapelfeld Warder Wasbek Wattenbek Westensee Westerrönfeld Windeby Winnemark

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