Stormarn (district) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Stormarn
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
Capital	Bad Oldesloe
Area
• Total	766 km2 (296 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	220,400
• Density	287.73/km2 (745.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OD
Website	kreis-stormarn.de

Stormarn is a special kind of area in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, called a district (or Kreis in German). Think of it like a county. Its main town, where the local government offices are, is Bad Oldesloe.

Stormarn is surrounded by other areas. To the north, it has the districts of Segeberg and Ostholstein. To the east, you'll find the city of Lübeck and the district of Lauenburg. To the south, it borders the big city of Hamburg.

The Trave river flows through the Stormarn district. It then continues its journey into the city of Lübeck.

Towns and Communities in Stormarn

A map showing the different parts of Stormarn.

Stormarn has several towns and smaller communities. These places are organized in different ways. Some are large, independent towns, while others are part of smaller groups called Ämter.

Independent Towns

These towns manage most of their own affairs. They are:

• Ahrensburg
• Bad Oldesloe (which is also the capital of Stormarn)
• Bargteheide
• Glinde
• Reinbek
• Reinfeld

Independent Communities

These are smaller communities that also manage themselves. They include:

• Ammersbek
• Barsbüttel
• Großhansdorf
• Oststeinbek

What are Ämter?

An Amt is a group of smaller villages and communities that work together. They share some services and have a main office, called a "seat," in one of the towns or villages. This helps them manage things more easily.

Here are the Ämter in Stormarn:

• 1. Bad Oldesloe-Land
  • Its seat is in Bad Oldesloe.
  • It includes communities like Grabau and Travenbrück.

• 2. Bargteheide-Land
  • Its seat is in Bargteheide.
  • It includes communities like Bargfeld-Stegen and Tremsbüttel.

• 3. Itzstedt
  • Its seat is in Itzstedt.
  • Only one community from Stormarn, Tangstedt, belongs to this Amt. Most of its other communities are in the Segeberg district.

• 4. Nordstormarn
  • Its seat is in Reinfeld.
  • It includes communities like Badendorf and Zarpen.

• 5. Siek
  • Its seat is in Siek.
  • It includes communities like Braak and Stapelfeld.

• 6. Trittau
  • Its seat is in Trittau.
  • It includes communities like Grande and Witzhave.

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Stormarn para niños