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Reinbek

Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Summary

Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Field	Value
type	Stadt
image_photo	Reinbeker_Rathaus.JPG
image_caption	Town hall
image_coa	Reinbek Wappen.svg
coordinates
image_plan	Reinbek in OD.svg
state	Schleswig-Holstein
district	Stormarn
elevation	27
area	31.26
postal_code	21465
area_code	040, 04104
licence	OD
Gemeindeschlüssel	01 0 62 060
divisions	6
website	www.reinbek.de
mayor	Björn Warmer
party	SPD

Reinbek (; probably from "Rainbek" = brook at the field margin; Northern Low Saxon: Reinbeek) is a town located in Stormarn district in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein within the metropolitan region of Hamburg. It can be accessed by the A1, the A24 autobahn, federal highway 5 and the S-Bahn line S2.

Reinbek was first mentioned in 1226, the city rights were given in 1952. The town is located at the river Bille which was dammed up here to form a mill pond.

Religion

Religious affiliation:

44% Protestant
9% Catholic
22% other religious groups
26% without religious affiliation

Important church communities

Church of Mary Magdalene (Lutheran)
Nathan-Söderblom church (Lutheran)
Ansgar community, St. Ansgar's Chapel and St. Michael's Chapel (Lutheran)
Sacred Heart of Jesus (Roman Catholic)
Evangelical Free Church (Baptist)

Sights

16th-century castle Schloss Reinbeck in Dutch Renaissance style, built for Adolfs I. Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf. Nowadays art and cultural center for Reinbeck.

Transport

Reinbek station is serviced by the rapid transit system of the Hamburg S-Bahn. Public transport is also provided by buses.

Twin towns – sister cities

Reinbek is twinned with:

POL Koło, Poland (1999)

Since 1974, Reinbek also cooperates with Padasjoki in Finland, and has friendly relations with its former twin town of Täby in Sweden.

Notable people

Minna Specht (1879–1961), teacher and socialist
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg (born 1948), children's book author and painter
Sabine Sütterlin-Waack (born 1958), politician
Jan van Aken (born 1961), politician (The Left)
Max Kruse (born 1988), association football player
Maximilian Buhk (born 1992), retired racing driver

References

"Liniennetzplan des HVV und der S-Bahn Hamburg".
"Städtepartnerschaft". Reinbek.

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