List of counties and cities in Schleswig-Holstein

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Bremerhaven (zu Freie Hansestadt Bremen) Niedersachsen Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Helgoland (zu Kreis Pinneberg) Königreich Dänemark Kreis Nordfriesland Flensburg Kiel Neumünster Lübeck Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg Kreis Stormarn Kreis Segeberg Kreis Ostholstein Kreis Pinneberg Kreis Steinburg Kreis Dithmarschen Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg Kreis Plön Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Counties and cities in Schleswig-Holstein

This list includes all districts and independent cities in Schleswig-Holstein . In contrast to most of the other German states, the districts in Schleswig-Holstein are simply called districts . There are eleven of these in the northernmost German state, plus four independent cities.

Notes on usage

As a preset size, this table is arranged in alphabetical order. It can also be sorted (1) alphabetically according to the name of the respective district seat, (2) according to area and (3) according to population density. Cities without districts are marked in color. Geographical features of the respective cities and districts are listed under the remarks.

Overview

District /
urban district 		County seat coat of arms location Vehicle Pop. Area
(in km²) 		Ew / km² District Administrator /
OB 		Remarks image
Dithmarschen pagan Coat of arms district Dithmarschen.svg Schleswig-Holstein HEI.svg HEI, MED 133.193 1,428.13 93 Stefan Mohrdieck (independent) Borders with Lower Saxony (across the Elbe), part of the Hamburg metropolitan region Kohlfeld in Schülp
Flensburg
( district-free city ) 		DEU Flensburg COA.svg Schleswig-Holstein FL.svg FL 90.164 56.74 1589 Simone Lange ( SPD ) Borders with Denmark , the northernmost independent city in Germany Mürwik Naval School
Duchy of Lauenburg Ratzeburg Coat of arms of the Duchy of Lauenburg alt.svg Schleswig-Holstein RZ.svg RZ 198.019 1,263.01 157 Christoph Mager ( CDU ) Borders Hamburg , part of the Hamburg metropolitan region Möllner old town from the city lake
Kiel
( district-free city ) 		Coat of arms Kiel (alternative) .svg Schleswig-Holstein KI.svg AI 246,794 118.65 2080 Ulf fighters ( SPD ) Northernmost major city in Germany View of the Kiel Fjord, in the foreground the HDW shipyard
Lübeck
( district-free city ) 		DEU Luebeck COA.svg Schleswig-Holstein HL.svg HL 216,530 214.21 1011 Bernd Saxe (SPD) Part of the Hamburg metropolitan region Holsten Gate
Neumünster
( district-free city ) 		Coat of arms neumuenster.svg Schleswig-Holstein NMS.svg NMS 80.196 71.63 1120 Olaf Tauras ( CDU ) Part of the Hamburg metropolitan region Neumünster town hall
North Friesland Husum DEU North Friesland district COA.svg Schleswig-Holstein NF.svg NF 165.951 2,082.96 80 Florian Lorenzen ( CDU ) Borders with Denmark , includes the North Frisian Islands Westerheversand lighthouse
Ostholstein Eutin Coat of arms district Ostholstein.svg Schleswig-Holstein OH.svg OH 200,539 1,392.55 144 Reinhard Sager (CDU) Part of the Hamburg metropolitan region Eutin Castle
Pinneberg Pinneberg (official seat), Elmshorn (administration) DEU Pinneberg district COA.svg Schleswig-Holstein PI.svg PI 316.103 664.28 476 Oliver Stolz (independent) Borders Hamburg and (across the Elbe) Lower Saxony , also includes the island of Helgoland , part of the Hamburg metropolitan region Ship welcome system Willkommhöft on the Elbe in Wedel
Plön Plön Coat of arms district Ploen.svg Schleswig-Holstein PLÖ.svg PLÖ 128,686 1,083.17 119 Stephanie Ladwig (independent) Naval memorial Laboe with museum submarine U 995
Rendsburg-Eckernförde Rendsburg Coat of arms of the district of Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde.svg Schleswig-Holstein RD.svg RD, ECK 274.098 2,189.17 125 Rolf-Oliver Schwemer (independent) Railway bridge and transporter bridge over the Kiel Canal in Rendsburg
Schleswig-Flensburg Schleswig Coat of arms of the Schleswig-Flensburg district Schleswig-Holstein SL.svg SL 201.156 2,071.14 97 Wolfgang Buschmann (independent) Borders with Denmark Remnants of the Danewerk
Segeberg Bad Segeberg Coa District Segeberg.svg Schleswig-Holstein SE.svg SE 277.175 1,344.39 206 Jan Peter Schröder (independent) Borders Hamburg , part of the Hamburg metropolitan region Wittmoor nature reserve in Norderstedt / Hamburg
Stone castle Itzehoe DEU Steinburg district COA.svg Schleswig-Holstein IZ.svg IZ 131.013 1,056.13 124 Torsten Wendt (independent) Borders with Lower Saxony (across the Elbe), part of the Hamburg metropolitan region Germany's lowest point in the Wilstermarsch
Stormarn Bad Oldesloe Coat of arms of the Stormarn district Schleswig-Holstein OD.svg OD 244.156 766.33 319 Henning Görtz (CDU) Borders Hamburg , part of the Hamburg metropolitan region Reinbek Castle
Schleswig-Holstein 2,903,773 15,802.49 184

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christian Lipovsek: Lord Mayor of Neumünster: Tauras CDU membership causes trouble | shz.de . In: shz . ( shz.de [accessed September 24, 2018]).