Borstorf
coat of arms | Germany map | |
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Coordinates: 53 ° 37 ' N , 10 ° 34' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Schleswig-Holstein | |
Circle : | Duchy of Lauenburg | |
Office : | Breitenfelde | |
Height : | 48 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 8.65 km 2 | |
Residents: | 300 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 35 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 23881 | |
Area code : | 04543 | |
License plate : | RZ | |
Community key : | 01 0 53 013 | |
LOCODE : | DE B36 | |
Office administration address: | Wasserkrüger Weg 16 23879 Mölln |
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Mayor : | Hans-August Stamer | |
Location of the Borstorf community in the Duchy of Lauenburg | ||
Borstorf is a municipality in the Duchy of Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein . She belongs to the Breitenfelde office .
history
The village was first mentioned in the Ratzeburg tithe register from 1230 as Borchardestorp . The name probably goes back to a knight named Borchard or Burchard. Three forts on site are said to have been destroyed by fighting between 1291 and 1349. According to tradition, the lords of Borstorf at that time were robber barons.
politics
coat of arms
Blazon : "Above a red shield base, inside two crossed silver swords, in blue a silver hill with a one-tower castle."
Borstorf's coat of arms underlines the importance of the castles for the place with the castle complex. The crossed swords refer to the historical significance of the robber barons for the village.
flag
Blazon : “In the middle of a white flag cloth, bordered by a narrow blue border at the top and bottom, the municipal coat of arms in tincture appropriate for the flag. From the leech or from the flying end a narrow, red horizontal stripe pointing to the middle of the flag, but not reaching the municipal coat of arms. "
Others
Borstorf took part in the Games Without Borders competition twice and was the winner both times.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
- ↑ a b Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms