Kellinghusen (Amt)

Kellinghausen
Coat of arms
Kellinghausen
Location of the Kellinghausen Amt within Steinburg district
Coordinates: 53°57′N 9°43′E / 53.950°N 9.717°ECoordinates: 53°57′N 9°43′E / 53.950°N 9.717°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Steinburg
Government
• Amtsvorsteher	Clemens Preine
Area
• Total	195.74 km^2 (75.58 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	22,862
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Vehicle registration	IZ
Website	www.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. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2015] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).

External links

• (German) Amt Kellinghausen official site