Segeberg (; frr, Segebärj) is a district 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 Sc ...
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Germany
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. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of
Pinneberg
Pinneberg (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Pinnbarg'') is a town in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It is the capital of the district of Pinneberg and has a population of about 43,500 inhabitants. Pinneberg is located 18&nbs ...
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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 ...
and
Rendsburg-Eckernförde, the city of
Neumünster, the districts of
Plön
Plön (; Holsatian: ''Plöön'') is the district seat of the Plön district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and has about 8,700 inhabitants. It lies right on the shores of Schleswig-Holstein's biggest lake, the Great Plön Lake, as well as o ...
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Ostholstein and
Stormarn, and the city state of
Hamburg
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History
The history of the district is connected with the history of
Holstein
Holstein (; nds, label=Northern Low Saxon, Holsteen; da, Holsten; Latin and historical en, Holsatia, italic=yes) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of German ...
. In 1134 the castle of Segeberg was erected as a regional centre from where the reeve of Segeberg ruled. When Schleswig-Holstein became a
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 ...
n province in 1865, the Prussian administration established the district of Segeberg.
Since then the district has considerably grown twice: In 1932 parts of the dissolved district of Bordesholm joined the district; and in 1970 the city of
Norderstedt became part of the district.
Geography
The district of Segeberg consists of the agricultural plains between the cities of
Neumünster and
Hamburg
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. A southwestern portion of the hilly lakeland called "Holsteinische Schweiz" (Holsatian Switzerland) belongs to the district, as well as some northern suburbs of Hamburg.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:
* four steeples forming a cross, commemorating the missionary activities of bishop
Vizelin of Segeberg who Christianised Holstein in the early Middle Ages
* the heraldic nettle leaf of Holstein in the middle of the cross
* four green water lily leaves from the arms of Segeberg's reeves
Towns and municipalities
References
External links
Official website(German)
{{Authority control
Districts of Schleswig-Holstein