Reinbek (; probably from "Rainbek" = brook at the field margin;

Northern Low Saxon Northern Low Saxon (in High German: ', in Standard Dutch: ') is a subgroup of Low Saxon dialects of Low German. As such, it covers a great part of the West Low German-speaking areas of northern Germany, with the exception of the border region ...

: ''Reinbeek'') is a town located in Stormarn district in the northern

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state 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 Sch ...

within the metropolitan region of

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. It is accessed by the A1 and the

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and federal highway 5. Reinbek was first mentioned in 1226, the city rights were given in 1952. The town is located at the river Bille which was dammed up here to form a mill pond.

Religion

Religious affiliation: * 44% Protestant * 9% Catholic * 22% other religious groups * 26% without religious affiliation

Important church communities

* Church of

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(Lutheran) * Nathan-Söderblom church (Lutheran) * Ansgar community, St. Ansgar's Chapel and St. Michael's Chapel (Lutheran) *

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(Roman Catholic) * Evangelical Free Church (Baptist)

Sights

* 16th-century castle in

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style.

Transport

Reinbek station Reinbek is a station on the Berlin-Hamburg railway line and served by the trains of Hamburg S-Bahn line S21. The station was originally opened in 1846 and is located in the town of Reinbek, near Hamburg, Germany. History The station was originall ...

is serviced by the

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system of the

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. Public transport is also provided by buses.

Twin towns – sister cities

Reinbek is twinned with: *

Koło Koło (; during the German occupation called ''Wartbrücken'' in 1940–41, ''Warthbrücken'' in 1941–45) is a town on the Warta River in central Poland with 23,101 inhabitants (2006). It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship (since 19 ...

, Poland (1999) Since 1974, Reinbek also cooperates with

Padasjoki Padasjoki () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is from Padasjoki to Lahti and to Heinola. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area ...

in Finland, and has friendly relations with its former twin town of

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in Sweden.

Notable people

Minna Specht Minna Specht (22 December 1879 in Schloss Reinbek – 3 February 1961 in Bremen) was a German educator, socialist and member of the German Resistance. She was one of the founders of the Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund. Early years Minna ...

(1879–1961), teacher and socialist *

Angela Sommer-Bodenburg Angela Sommer-Bodenburg (born December 18, 1948) is the author of a number of fantasy books for children. Her most famous contribution to the field of children's fantasy is '' The Little Vampire'' series, which has sold over 10 million copies and ...

(born 1948), children's book author and painter *

Sabine Sütterlin-Waack Sabine Sütterlin-Waack (born 15 February 1958, in Reinbek as ''Sabine Schwarz'') is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She currently serves as State Minister of the Interior, Municipal Affairs, Housing and Sp ...

(born 1958), politician * Jan van Aken (born 1961), politician (The Left) *

Max Kruse Max Bennet Kruse (; born 19 March 1988) is a German professional footballer who last played as a forward for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team. Early years Kruse was born in Reinbek, Kreis Stormarn, Schleswig-Holste ...

(born 1988), association football player *

Maximilian Buhk Maximilian Buhk (born 9 December 1992 in Reinbek) is a retired German racing driver. Career Karting Buhk began karting in 2004 and raced only in his native Germany for the majority of his career, working his way up from the junior ranks to prog ...

(born 1992), racing driver

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Towns in Schleswig-Holstein Stormarn (district)