Glinde () is a town in

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in southern

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...

, approximately 7 km east of

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History

The name Glinde was first mentioned in a document dated from March 25, 1229. In the document

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Adolf IV. of Schauenburg and Holstein gave the village to a

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. (The monastery was later moved to the location of the modern town

Reinbek Reinbek (; probably from "Rainbek" = brook at the field margin; Northern Low Saxon: ''Reinbeek'') is a town located in Stormarn (district), Stormarn district in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein within the metropolitan regio ...

). The King of

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and Duke of

, Frederick I of Denmark, took possession of the monastery during the

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. 1544 his son Christian III shared it with his brothers. The affiliation changed several times. 1948, the municipalities Glinde,

Oststeinbek Oststeinbek is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 kilometres east of the center of Hamburg, directly on the border between Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holst ...

, Havighorst and Schönningstedt were amalgamated to the

Amt Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to ...

Glinde. After Schönningstedt and subsequently (1949) Havighorst left the association, Glinde and Oststeinbek became independent municipalities in 1978. On June 24, 1979 (the 750th anniversary of the village), Glinde received its town charter. Glinde, Germany - panoramio (16)

Mayors

*-2009:Uwe Rheders *2009-:Rainhard Zug

Literature

* Wolfgang Bachhofer: ''Glinde. 1929 bis 1979. Eine junge Stadt stellt sich vor''. Glinde 1979.

References

External links

www.glinde.de (official website
{{Authority control Towns in Schleswig-Holstein Stormarn (district)