Wasbek is a municipality, immediately west of

Neumünster Neumünster () is a city in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With more than 79,000 registered inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest municipality in Schleswig-Holstein (behind Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg). History The city was fi ...

, in the district of

Rendsburg-Eckernförde Rendsburg-Eckernförde (; da, Rendsborg-Egernførde) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city of Kiel, the district of Plön (district), Plön, the city of Neumünster, the districts of ...

, in

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 ...

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Geography

Wasbek lies immediately west of

. In the west the park

Aukrug Aukrug is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 km west of Neumünster, and 35 km southwest of Kiel. Geography Aukrug is the seat of the ''Amt'' (colle ...

borders the municipality. In the east runs Federal Highway 7 from

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Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...

through the village area and is on the Neumünster-Mitte exit. The Bundesstraße 430 from Lütjenburg to Schenefeld (Federal highway 23) runs from east to west through the municipality. The village is also connected to the Nordbahn, on the Neumünster–

Heide Heide (; Holsatian: ''Heid'') is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) Dithmarschen. Population: 21,000. The German word ''Heide'' means "heath". In the 15th century four adjoining villages decided ...

rail line. The bus line 9 connects Wasbek and Wasbek-Bullenbek with Neumünster. Wasbek is south of the municipality of Timmaspe or Krogaspe, north of

Ehndorf Ehndorf is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. References

Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein Rendsburg-Eckernförde {{RendsburgEckernförde-geo-stub ...

and east of

(''see regional map at:''

Politics

On 15 June 2008 Wasbek left the county

Aukrug (Amt) Aukrug is a former ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The seat of the ''Amt'' is in Aukrug. It was disbanded on 1 January 2012 along with the Hanerau-Hademarschen, the Am ...

and is now an administrative community with the city of

, which handles administration for the municipality.

Community representation

Of the 17 seats in the municipal council, the CDU and the

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, since the 2008 local election, have had six seats each, the electoral community BMW three seats and the FDP two seats.

Coat of arms

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wheel (

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References

Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein Rendsburg-Eckernförde {{RendsburgEckernförde-geo-stub