is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in

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. It is situated east of

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on the border of the district of

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. Since 1973 the township has consisted of four districts: Barsbüttel (main village), Willinghusen, Stemwarde and Stellau.

Education

The community contains two elementary schools, one in Barsbüttel and one in Willinghusen. Older students may attend the Erich Kästner Gemeinschaftsschule, which has a bilingual program for students in grades 5 through 10. The Volkshochshule Barsbüttel offers adult education courses in school and municipal buildings across the four districts.

Twin towns

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Notable people

Wilhelm Mohnke Wilhelm Mohnke (15 March 1911 – 6 August 2001) was one of the original members of the SS-Staff Guard (''Stabswache'') "Berlin" formed in March 1933. From those ranks, Mohnke rose to become one of Adolf Hitler's last remaining generals. He joi ...

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, lived here after being released from prison from 1955 to 2001.

References

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