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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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The following people were born in Elmshorn (in order of year of birth): |
The following people were born in Elmshorn (in order of year of birth): |
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* [[Johann Christoph Biernatzki]] (1795–1840), writer |
* [[Johann Christoph Biernatzki]] (1795–1840), writer.<ref>{{Cite NIE |wstitle= Biernatzki, Johann Christoph |volume= III | page= |short=1}}</ref> |
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* [[Johannes Rehmke]] ( |
* [[Johannes Rehmke]] (1848 in Hainholz – 1930), philosopher |
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* [[Fritz Höger]] (1877–1949), (born in Bekenreihe near Elmshorn), architect |
* [[Fritz Höger]] (1877–1949), (born in Bekenreihe near Elmshorn), architect |
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* [[Hermann Weyl]] (1885–1955), mathematician |
* [[Hermann Weyl]] (1885–1955), mathematician, theoretical physicist, logician and philosopher. |
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* Wilhelm Mohr (1885–1969), politician, member of the CDU |
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* [[Carl August Rathjens]] (1887–1966), geographer |
* [[Carl August Rathjens]] (1887–1966), geographer |
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* Wilhelm Peetz (1892–1935), [[communist]] and resistance fighter against national socialism |
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* [[Harald Paulsen]] (1895–1954), actor and director |
* [[Harald Paulsen]] (1895–1954), actor and director |
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* [[Walter Ohmsen]] (1911–1988), highly decorated soldier and organized the sailing at the Summer Olympics |
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* [[Karsten Voigt]] (born 1941), politician and member of the SPD |
* [[Karsten Voigt]] (born 1941), politician and member of the SPD |
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* {{Interlanguage link multi|Anders Petersen (artist)|de|3=Anders Petersen (Künstler)|lt=Anders Petersen}} (born 1959), Cultural Prize 2002, graphic artist and object artist |
* {{Interlanguage link multi|Anders Petersen (artist)|de|3=Anders Petersen (Künstler)|lt=Anders Petersen}} (born 1959), Cultural Prize 2002, graphic artist and object artist |
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* {{ill|Ixi (singer)|lt=Gaby Tiedemann (Ixi)|de|Ixi}} (born 1962), singer and one-hit wonder |
* {{ill|Ixi (singer)|lt=Gaby Tiedemann (Ixi)|de|Ixi}} (born 1962), singer and one-hit wonder |
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* [[Anka Feldhusen]] (born 1966), diplomat; German ambassador in Kyiv, Ukraine since 2019 |
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* [[Sören Sieg]] (born 1966), tenor, songwriter, composer, arranger, satirist, columnist and writer. |
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* [[Michael Stich]] (born 1968), tennis player (grew up in Elmshorn); [[1992 Summer Olympics]] men's doubles winner |
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* [[Tim Mälzer]] (born 1971), cook and author of cookery books |
* [[Tim Mälzer]] (born 1971), cook and author of cookery books |
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* [[Chiara Schoras]] (born 1975), actress |
* [[Chiara Schoras]] (born 1975), actress |
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* [[Hanno Behrens]] (born 1990), soccer player |
* [[Hanno Behrens]] (born 1990), soccer player, over 400 pro games |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Latest revision as of 12:28, 14 December 2023
Elmshorn | |
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Location of Elmshorn within Pinneberg district | |
Coordinates: 53°45′7″N 9°39′04″E / 53.75194°N 9.65111°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
District | Pinneberg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Volker Hatje (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 50,772 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 25335, 25336, 25337 |
Dialling codes | 04121 |
Vehicle registration | PI |
Website | www.elmshorn.de |
Elmshorn (German pronunciation: [ɛlmsˈhɔʁn] ; Low German: Elmshoorn) is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is 30 km north of Hamburg on the small river Krückau, a tributary of the Elbe, and with about 50,000 inhabitants is the sixth-largest town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 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[edit]
Historically Elmshorn had many companies in the food industry. Including meat processing and 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).
Twin towns – sister cities[edit]
- Tarascon, France (1987)
- Wittenberge, Germany (1990)
- Stargard, Poland (1993)
- Raisio, Finland (2000)
Notable people[edit]
The following people were born in Elmshorn (in order of year of birth):
- Johann Christoph Biernatzki (1795–1840), writer.[3]
- Johannes Rehmke (1848 in Hainholz – 1930), philosopher
- Fritz Höger (1877–1949), (born in Bekenreihe near Elmshorn), architect
- Hermann Weyl (1885–1955), mathematician, theoretical physicist, logician and philosopher.
- Carl August Rathjens (1887–1966), geographer
- Harald Paulsen (1895–1954), actor and director
- Walter Ohmsen (1911–1988), highly decorated soldier and organized the sailing at the Summer Olympics
- Karsten Voigt (born 1941), politician and member of the SPD
- Anders Petersen (born 1959), Cultural Prize 2002, graphic artist and object artist
- Gaby Tiedemann (Ixi) (born 1962), singer and one-hit wonder
- Anka Feldhusen (born 1966), diplomat; German ambassador in Kyiv, Ukraine since 2019
- Sören Sieg (born 1966), tenor, songwriter, composer, arranger, satirist, columnist and writer.
- Michael Stich (born 1968), tennis player (grew up in Elmshorn); 1992 Summer Olympics men's doubles winner
- Tim Mälzer (born 1971), cook and author of cookery books
- Chiara Schoras (born 1975), actress
- Hanno Behrens (born 1990), soccer player, over 400 pro games
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". elmshorn.de (in German). Elmshorn. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ New International Encyclopedia. Vol. III. 1905. .
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