Kellinghusen (Amt)

Amt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Coat of arms of Kellinghausen
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Location of the Kellinghausen Amt within Steinburg district
53°57′N 9°43′E / 53.950°N 9.717°E / 53.950; 9.717CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictSteinburgSubdivisions19 municipalitiesGovernment
 • AmtsvorsteherClemens PreineArea
 • Total195.74 km2 (75.58 sq mi)Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total22,971 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Vehicle registrationIZWebsitewww.amt-kellinghausen.de

Kellinghusen is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Kellinghusen and in the Amt is situated the lesser-populated settlement of the nation, Wiedenborstel.

History

Before 1 January 2008, when it was joined by the (previously Amt-free) town Kellinghusen and the municipalities Hohenlockstedt and Lockstedt from the former Amt Hohenlockstedt, it was named Kellinghusen-Land.

Subdivision

The Amt Kellinghusen consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):

  1. Brokstedt (2,194)
  2. Fitzbek (386)
  3. Hennstedt (589)
  4. Hingstheide (68)
  5. Hohenlockstedt (6,175)
  6. Kellinghusen (7,934) [town]
  7. Lockstedt (173)
  8. Mühlenbarbek (335)
  9. Oeschebüttel (204)
  10. Poyenberg (410)
  11. Quarnstedt (437)
  12. Rade (95)
  13. Rosdorf (383)
  14. Sarlhusen (509)
  15. Störkathen (108)
  16. Wiedenborstel (5)
  17. Willenscharen (158)
  18. Wrist (2,514)
  19. Wulfsmoor (382)

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  • (in German) Amt Kellinghausen official site
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