Norderstedt

Norderstedt
Norderstedt
City
	The central bus station of the city
	Coat of arms
	Location of Norderstedt within Kreis Segeberg district
	Norderstedt Norderstedt
	Coordinates: 53°42′23″N 10°0′37″E / 53.70639°N 10.01028°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Kreis Segeberg
Subdivisions	Garstedt, Harksheide, Friedrichsgabe, Glashütte, Mitte
Government
• Mayor	Elke Christina Roeder (SPD)
Area
• Total	58.1 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	79,155
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	22844–22851
Dialling codes	040
Vehicle registration	SE
Website	www.norderstedt.de

Norderstedt is the largest city in the Segeberg district. It is the fourth-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein. It is also known for being very close to Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany. The city was created in 1970 with the unification of smaller towns. The most known person from Norderstedt is Uwe Seeler, a footballer.

History[change | change source]

Norderstedt was formed with the unification of the towns Friedrichsgabe, Garstedt, Glashütte and Harksheide on 1 January 1970.^[2]

Transport[change | change source]

Hamburg's train line U1 has multiple stations in the city. Norderstedt Mitte, Richtweg and Garstedt. Norderstedt also has its own train line, the Alster Northern Railway. It stops at the stations Norderstedt Mitte, Moorbekhalle, Friedrichsgabe, Quickborner Straße, Haslohfurth,Meeschensee and Ulzburg Süd. Ulzburg Süd is not in Norderstedt, but still is part of the line.

The Bundesautobahn 7 also goes through the city.