kids encyclopedia robot

Pinneberg (district) facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Pinneberg
District
Coat of arms of Pinneberg
Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
Capital Pinneberg
Area
 • Total 664 km2 (256 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total 294,400
 • Density 443.4/km2 (1,148.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration PI
Website kreis-pinneberg.de

Pinneberg is a special area in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, called a district (or Kreis in German). It's like a county in other countries.

Towns and Communities in Pinneberg

Uebersicht-PI
Map showing the towns and communities in Pinneberg district.

The Pinneberg district is made up of several towns and smaller communities. These places work together to manage local services and life for everyone living there.

Independent Towns

These towns manage most of their own local affairs:

Independent Communities

These are also communities that manage themselves, but they might be smaller than the towns:

  • Bönningstedt
  • Halstenbek
  • Hasloh
  • Heligoland
  • Rellingen

What are Ämter?

In Germany, an Amt is a group of smaller communities that work together. They share resources and services, like a local government office for several villages. Each Amt has a main town where its office is located.

Ämter in Pinneberg District
  • 1. Elmshorn-Land
    (Main office in Elmshorn)
    • Klein Nordende
    • Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop
    • Kölln-Reisiek
    • Raa-Besenbek
    • Seester
    • Seestermühe
    • Seeth-Ekholt
  • 2. Geest und Marsch Südholstein
    • Appen
    • Groß Nordende
    • Haselau
    • Haseldorf
    • Heidgraben
    • Heist
    • Hetlingen
    • Holm
    • Moorrege (Main office here)
    • Neuendeich
  • 3. Hörnerkirchen
    • Bokel
    • Brande-Hörnerkirchen (Main office here)
    • Osterhorn
    • Westerhorn
  • 4. Pinnau
    (Main office in Rellingen)
    • Borstel-Hohenraden
    • Ellerbek
    • Kummerfeld
    • Prisdorf
    • Tangstedt
  • 5. Rantzau
    (Main office in Barmstedt)
    • Bevern
    • Bilsen
    • Bokholt-Hanredder
    • Bullenkuhlen
    • Ellerhoop
    • Groß Offenseth-Aspern
    • Heede
    • Hemdingen
    • Langeln
    • Lutzhorn


See also

Kids robot
Learn more about Pinneberg!
kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Pinneberg (district) Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.