Elmshorn (; ) is a town in the district of
Pinneberg in
Schleswig-Holstein
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in
Germany
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. It is 30 km north of
Hamburg
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on the small river
Krückau, a tributary of the
Elbe
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, and with about 50,000 inhabitants is the sixth-largest town in the state of
Schleswig-Holstein
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,
Germany
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. It is the birthplace of writer and edito
Hermann Schlüter(1851–1919), the mathematician
Hermann Weyl
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(1885–1955) and the medievalist Heinz Woehlk (1944- ).
Economy and industry
Historically Elmshorn had many companies in the food industry. Including meat processing and sausage production, margarine production and cereal processing. Major surviving companies include Dölling-Hareico (meat processing/sausage production) and Kölln (cereal processing, mainly oats and muesli).
Twin towns – sister cities
Elmshorn is
twinned with:
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Tarascon, France (1987)
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Wittenberge, Germany (1990)
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Stargard
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, Poland (1993)
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Raisio, Finland (2000)
Notable people
The following people were born in Elmshorn (in order of year of birth):
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Johann Christoph Biernatzki (1795–1840), writer.
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Johannes Rehmke (1848 in Hainholz – 1930), philosopher
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Fritz Höger (1877–1949), (born in Bekenreihe near Elmshorn), architect
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Hermann Weyl
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(1885–1955), mathematician, theoretical physicist, logician and philosopher.
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Carl August Rathjens (1887–1966), geographer
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Harald Paulsen (1895–1954), actor and director
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Walter Ohmsen (1911–1988), highly decorated soldier and organized the sailing at the Summer Olympics
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Karsten Voigt (born 1941), politician and member of the SPD
* (born 1959), Cultural Prize 2002, graphic artist and object artist
* (born 1962), singer and one-hit wonder
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Anka Feldhusen (born 1966), diplomat; German ambassador in Kyiv, Ukraine since 2019
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Sören Sieg (born 1966), tenor, songwriter, composer, arranger, satirist, columnist and writer.
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Michael Stich (born 1968), tennis player (grew up in Elmshorn);
1992 Summer Olympics
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men's doubles winner
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Tim Mälzer (born 1971), cook and author of cookery books
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Chiara Schoras (born 1975), actress
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Hanno Behrens (born 1990), soccer player, over 400 pro games
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Felix Nieder (born 1993), model and author
See also
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Kooperative Gesamtschule Elmshorn
References
External links
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Elmshorner Nachrichten (Local Newspaper)
Pinneberg (district)
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