Kellinghusen () is a town in the district of

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 dis ...

in the ''Bundesland'' of

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 Sc ...

Geography

Kellinghusen is located northeast of

Itzehoe Itzehoe (; nds, Itzhoe) is a town in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. As the capital of the district Steinburg, Itzehoe is located on the Stör, a navigable tributary of the Elbe, 51 km (31.7 mi) northwest of Hamburg and 24 ...

on both sides of the

Stör The Stör () is a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, right tributary of the Elbe. Its total length is . The Stör rises east of Neumünster, and flows west through Neumünster, Kellinghusen, and Itzehoe. The Stör joins the Elbe near Glücks ...

River. The federal highway Bundesstraße 206 passes Kellinghusen in the south. Kellinghusen is connected with the Bundesautobahn 7 in the east and the Bundesautobahn 23 in the west. Prospectively Kellinghusen will be connected with the Bundesautobahn 20 in the south. The next Railroad stations are in

Wrist In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as (1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand; "The wrist contains eight bones, roughly aligned in two rows, known as the carp ...

Bad Bramstedt Bad Bramstedt () is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 40 km north of Hamburg. It is famous for its statue of Roland and its rheumatism clinic. Geography and transport B ...

and

. The Luftkurort Kellinghusen, a health resort, is in the countryside of Holstein and a gateway to the 380-square-kilometer Aukrug Nature Park. The slightly hilly landscape of this nature park, with a favorable climate of forests, ponds,

heathland A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a coole ...

, and moorland, serves as a popular holiday destination. Kellinghusen P8300035

History

Kellinghusen was first mentioned in the 11th century and became known during the 18th century for its

faience Faience or faïence (; ) is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip of a lead glaze, was a major a ...

. The town, which has existed since the time of

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first ...

, was first known as Kellinghusen around the year 1148, as evidenced by the name "Thoto of Kerleggehusen." The residents were primarily craftsmen, traders, and manufacturers. Plentiful clay in the area favored the establishment of faience factories. From 1964 - 2009 Kellinghusen was one base of the

Bundeswehr The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...

. During Cold war an arsenal of nuclear weaponry of the

United States Armed Forces The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is ...

was situated in Kellinghusen.

Politics

Honorary Mayor

* 1945–1946 Emil Staben (

SPD The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been t ...

) * 1946 Hermann Nau (SPD) * 1946–1948 Emil Staben (SPD) * 1948–1950 Otto Staack (DWB) * since 2010 Axel Pietsch (BFK)

Mayor

* 1950–1953 Gerhard Muhs (non-party) * 1953–1971 Paul Jeske (non-party) * 1971–1976 Herbert Hinz ( CDU) * 1977–1982 Helmut Hagedorn (CDU) * 1982–1992 Franz-Joseph Kuß (non-party) * 1992–2003 Siegfried Kalis (SPD) * 2004–2010 Helga Maria Nießen (non-party)

Districts

*Feldhusen *Mühlenbek *Overndorf *Grönhude *Rensing *Vorbrügge

Born in Kellinghusen

Wilhelmine Kähler Wilhelmine Kähler ( Mohs or Moss, 3 April 1864 – 22 February 1941) was a German labour and women's rights activist, and politician. Activism and politics From 1890, Kähler was part of the labour movement. She co-founded and led the , ma ...

(1864-1941), politician (SPD), Member of the Reichstag, Member of the Landtag (

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...

) and trade unionist * Albert Behnke (1904-1994), horticulturist, founder of Behnke's nurseries in Beltsville, USA.

References

External links

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