Bönningstedt is a municipality in the
district of Pinneberg, in
Schleswig-Holstein
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,
Germany
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. It is east of
Pinneberg
Pinneberg (; ) is a town in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It is the capital of the Pinneberg (district), district of Pinneberg and has a population of about 43,500 inhabitants. Pinneberg is located 18 km northw ...
, and north of
Hamburg
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. It is a "
twin town
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While there are early examples of inte ...
" with
Seaford, in
East Sussex
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on the south coast of
England
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.
Bönningstedt was the seat of the ''
Amt'' ("collective municipality") Bönningstedt. Between January 2007 and January 2013, it was part of the ''Amt''
Pinnau.
Bönningstedt used to be a destination for people from Hamburg to enjoy their spare time. This is how this village grew.
Bönningstedt is connected to the public transport system of Hamburg via the
AKN railway company.
Telephone numbers in Bönningstedt start 040 (for Hamburg) but the municipality is in Schleswig-Holstein where telephone numbers start 041XX. This is unusual, as telephone numbers indicate location.
References
Pinneberg (district)
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