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Kellinghusen (Amt)
Kellinghusen is an ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Kellinghusen and in the ''Amt'' is situated the lesser-populated settlement of the nation, Wiedenborstel. History Before 1 January 2008, when it was joined by the (previously ''Amt''-free) town Kellinghusen and the municipalities Hohenlockstedt and Lockstedt from the former ''Amt'' Hohenlockstedt, it was named Kellinghusen-Land. Subdivision The ''Amt'' Kellinghusen consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets): #Brokstedt (2,194) # Fitzbek (386) # Hennstedt (589) # Hingstheide (68) #Hohenlockstedt (6,175) #Kellinghusen (7,934) own# Lockstedt (173) # Mühlenbarbek (335) # Oeschebüttel (204) # Poyenberg (410) # Quarnstedt (437) #Rade (95) #Rosdorf (383) # Sarlhusen (509) # Störkathen (108) # Wiedenborstel (5) # Willenscharen (158) #Wrist In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as (1) the Carpal bones, ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinburg
Steinburg () is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, administered from Itzehoe. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Dithmarschen, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Segeberg and Pinneberg, and by the Elbe River (and the district of Stade beyond). History The district's name is derived from a medieval castle called Steinburg, where the reeves ruled by order of their lords, the dukes of Holstein. This castle was first mentioned in 1307, and it was abandoned and demolished in 1630. However, Steinburg remained the name of the region, and its new centre became Glückstadt before gradually moving to the town of Itzehoe. When Schleswig-Holstein became a province of Prussia in 1867, the district of Steinburg was established. The borders remained unchanged until 1970 when the newly founded town Schenefeld (formerly part of Rendsburg district) joined Steinburg. Geography The district is situated on the northern bank of the Elbe river, close to its mouth. The count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |