Segeberg
Segeberg | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Schleswig-Holstein |
Capital | Bad Segeberg |
Government | |
• District admin. | Jan-Peter Schröder |
Area | |
• Total | 1,334 km2 (515 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 284,988 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | SE |
Website | kreis-segeberg.de |
Segeberg (German pronunciation: [ˈzeːɡəˌbɛʁk] ; North Frisian: Segebärj) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Pinneberg, Steinburg and Rendsburg-Eckernförde, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Plön, Ostholstein and Stormarn, and the city state of Hamburg.
History
[edit]The history of the district is connected to the history of Holstein. In 1134, the castle of Segeberg was erected as a regional centre from where the reeve of Segeberg ruled. When Schleswig-Holstein became a Prussian province in 1865, the Prussian administration established the district of Segeberg.
Since then, the district has grown considerably twice: In 1932 parts of the dissolved district of Bordesholm joined the district; in 1970 the city of Norderstedt became part of the district.
Geography
[edit]The district of Segeberg consists of the agricultural plains between the cities of Neumünster and Hamburg. A southwestern portion of the hilly lakeland called "Holsteinische Schweiz" (Holsatian Switzerland) belongs to the district, as well as some northern suburbs of Hamburg.
Coat of arms
[edit]The coat of arms displays:
- four steeples forming a cross, commemorating the missionary activities of bishop Vizelin of Segeberg who Christianised Holstein in the early Middle Ages
- the heraldic nettle leaf of Holstein in the middle of the cross
- four green water lily leaves from the arms of Segeberg's reeves
Towns and municipalities
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References
[edit]External links
[edit] Media related to Kreis Segeberg at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (German)