Heist

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Heist
Heist
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Heist highlighted

Coordinates: 53 ° 39 '  N , 9 ° 40'  E

Basic data
State : Schleswig-Holstein
Circle : Pinneberg
Office : Geest and Marsch Südholstein
Height : 6 m above sea level NHN
Area : 9.96 km 2
Residents: 2873 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 288 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 25492
Area code : 04122
License plate : PI
Community key : 01 0 56 024
Office administration address: Amtsstrasse 12
25436 Moorrege
Website : www.amt-geest-und-marsch-suedholstein.de
Mayor : Jürgen Neumann ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Heist in the Pinneberg district
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Heist is a municipality in the Pinneberg district in Schleswig-Holstein .

Geographical location

Heist lies on the Geestrand bordering the Haseldorfer Marsch , in which the municipality also has a share. The municipality borders on Holm in the south, on Hetlingen , Haseldorf and Haselau in the west, on Moorrege in the north and on Appen in the east.

history

Sales deed from 1361

Heist was first mentioned in a document in 1276. It belonged to the von Heest family. The knight Hartwich von Heest sold the village to the Uetersen monastery in 1361 . In the middle of the 19th century the number of inhabitants was around 400 and changed little to around 500 by the Second World War . After 1945 the number of inhabitants jumped to around 1,500 due to the influx of refugees from the eastern regions. It is currently around 2800.

politics

Community representation

Distribution of seats in the municipal council
   
A total of 17 seats
  • SPD : 4
  • FWH : 5
  • CDU : 8

Result of the local elections on May 6, 2018

Political party percent Seats
CDU 48.7% 8th
Free voter community Heist (FWH) 31.3% 5
SPD 20.0% 4th

coat of arms

Blazon : "In silver, half a jumping red stag."

Economy and Transport

Heist is mainly agricultural .

Heist is on federal highway 431 between the cities of Wedel and Uetersen . There are also bus connections with these places .

Tower of the Uetersen / Heist airfield

The municipality also has a commercial airfield, the Uetersen airfield , ICAO identification EDHE, followed by the Tävsmoor / Haselauer Moor nature reserve . The Uetersen airfield has been one of the most frequented general aviation (AL) airfields in Germany since the 1970s (around 60,000 aircraft movements annually). It is home to two glider clubs, several powered flight clubs and commercial flight schools.

The approval was given in close cooperation with the municipality and the nature conservation authority, as this is a tourist attraction in the Tävsmoor nature reserve.

The "Johannenhof" riding stables with an affiliated riding club are known nationwide.

The Hanoverian music group Wohnraumhelden has dedicated a song to the community with the title “Squadron Hymne Heist”.

Individual evidence

  1. North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
  2. Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms
  3. Video in the YouTube channel of Wohnraumhelden

Web links

Commons : Heist  - collection of images, videos and audio files