Norderstedt (Northern Low Saxon: Noordersteed) is a city in Germany and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region (Metropolregion Hamburg), the fourth largest city (with approximately 84,100 inhabitants as of 2023)[2] in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, belonging to the district Segeberg.

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Danish customs house from 1840
Danish customs house from 1840
Coat of arms of Norderstedt
Location of Norderstedt within Kreis Segeberg district
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Norderstedt is located in Germany
Norderstedt
Norderstedt
Norderstedt is located in Schleswig-Holstein
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Norderstedt
Coordinates: 53°42′23″N 10°0′37″E / 53.70639°N 10.01028°E / 53.70639; 10.01028
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictKreis Segeberg
SubdivisionsGarstedt, Harksheide, Friedrichsgabe, Glashütte, Mitte
Government
 • MayorElke Christina Roeder (SPD)
Area
 • Total58.1 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total81,880
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
22844–22851
Dialling codes040
Vehicle registrationSE
Websitewww.norderstedt.de

History

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Norderstedt was created by the merger of four villages on 1 January 1970: the villages of Friedrichsgabe and Garstedt, both belonging to the district Pinneberg, and the villages of Glashütte and Harksheide, both belonging to the district Stormarn. The newly created city was assigned to the district Segeberg.

Location

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The city hall of Norderstedt is located at 53°42′29″N 9°59′37″E / 53.70806°N 9.99361°E / 53.70806; 9.99361. Norderstedt is the southernmost city of district Segeberg, bordering with Hamburg in the south and forms part of Hamburg agglomeration.

Transport and logistics

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Norderstedt is served by the Autobahn (federal motorway) A 7/E 45 via exit number 23 Hamburg-Schnelsen-Nord (Norderstedt-Süd), located on Hamburg territory, in the southwest, and exit number 21 Quickborn in the northwest. Major thoroughfares are the federal highways B 432 in west-east and B 433 in north-south directions.

The closest airport is that of Hamburg (IATA airport code HAM), whose runway 33 extends across the state border into Norderstedt.

Norderstedt does not have a Deutsche Bahn railway station. However, the north-south AKN railway line A2 operated by AKN Eisenbahn, which runs between Ulzburg Süd in the north and Norderstedt Mitte in the south, services the city. Norderstedt Mitte is also the northern terminus of the Hamburg underground line U1 and an interchange point for a variety of busses. Travel time from Hamburg Central Station to Norderstedt Mitte is 40 minutes. The other two stations of the U1 line in the city of Norderstedt are Richtweg and Garstedt.[3]

Norderstedt is covered by the postal codes 22844, 22846, 22848, 22850 and 22851. The UN/LOCODE abbreviation for Norderstedt is DENOT.

Twin towns – sister cities

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Norderstedt is twinned with:[4]

Notable people

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Uwe Seeler, 2016

References

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. ^ Norderstedt, Stadt. "Zahlen, Daten, Fakten". Stadt Norderstedt (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ "Line and route network plans, Hamburg public transport association (HVV)". Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  4. ^ "Partnerstädte". norderstedt.de (in German). Norderstedt. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  5. ^ "Germany great Seeler dies aged 85". 21 July 2022.
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