Schenefeld (Northern Low Saxon: Scheenfeld) is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated at the northwest border of Hamburg.
Schenefeld | |
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Location of Schenefeld within Pinneberg district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 53°36′10″N 9°49′24″E / 53.60278°N 9.82333°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
District | Pinneberg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Christiane Küchenhof (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 19,707 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 22869 |
Dialling codes | 040 |
Vehicle registration | PI |
Website | www.stadt-schenefeld.de |
A 3.4 km tunnel between the town and the DESY research centre in Hamburg houses the European X-ray free-electron laser, with the research campus for the facility also located in Schenefeld.[2]
Melanie Diener, a German operatic and concert soprano, was born in Schenefeld.
References
edit- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
- ^ "European XFEL facts & figures". Retrieved 2017-09-02.