Kaltenkirchen

Coordinates: 53°50′23″N 9°57′37″E / 53.83972°N 9.96028°E / 53.83972; 9.96028
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Kaltenkirchen
Town
Coat of arms of Kaltenkirchen
Coat of arms
Location of Kaltenkirchen within Segeberg district
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Segeberg
Government
 • MayorHanno Krause (CDU)
Area
 • Total23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total23,538
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
24568
Dialling codes04191
Vehicle registrationSE
Websitewww.kaltenkirchen.de

Kaltenkirchen (nicknamed Kaki;

Low German: Koldenkarken or Kolenkarken) is a town located 35 km north of Hamburg in Germany. It is part of the Segeberg district, in Schleswig-Holstein
. It has about 20,000 inhabitants.

History

First mentioned in the 14th century, it flourished during the

workers
in Hamburg.

During

bombing raids, but during the raids on Hamburg the airfield was destroyed and never rebuilt. Only open fields now remain where it was. A concentration camp[2] was established here from August 1944 to April 1945 as a subcamp to the Neuengamme concentration camp
. About 700 prisoners died here.

There was talk of moving the Hamburg Airport to Kaltenkirchen in the 1970s, but this did not materialise.[3]

Attractions

Kaltenkirchen station is well known in northern Germany as being the central node of the AKN railway company (Altona - Kaltenkirchen - Neumünster) trains which link many of the smaller south Schleswig-Holstein towns with the Hamburg underground network. This makes Kaltenkirchen an attractive home for current or potential commuters.

Like many towns in Germany, Kaltenkirchen is constantly being rebuilt by creating new living areas in and around the town. The new railway station has been built to accommodate Kaltenkirchen's ever growing community of workers and tourists.

Kaltenkirchen is largely a bedroom community for

commuters
to Hamburg. The southern parts of Kaltenkirchen include an industrial area where boiled sweets are produced. Kaltenkirchen has ten schools and is planning a shopping centre around the new railway station.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Kaltenkirchen is twinned with:[4]

Notable people

  • Bernd Kortmann (born 1960), linguist and director of the FRIAS
  • Aaron Ziercke (born 1972), handball player and handball coach
  • Jan Hartmann (born 1980), actor

References

  1. Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein
    .
  2. ^ KZ-Gedenkstätte Kaltenkirchen in Springhirsch
  3. ^ Read Facts About: Hamburg Airport Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "Partnerstädte". kaltenkirchen.de (in German). Kaltenkirchen. Retrieved 2021-02-28.

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