Uetersen

Uetersen
Town
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Location of Uetersen within Pinneberg district
Uetersen Uetersen
Coordinates: 53°41′14″N 9°40′9″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Pinneberg
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Hansen
Area
• Total	11.43 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Highest elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Lowest elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	18,574
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25436
Dialling codes	04122
Vehicle registration	PI
Website	uetersen.de

Uetersen (IPA: [ˈyːtɐzən]) is a small city in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is about 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) south of Elmshorn, and 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of Hamburg. Uetersen is home to the Rosarium Uetersen, the oldest and largest rose garden in Northern Germany, created in 1929.

Mathias Rust took off from Uetersen for his historic flight in 1987.

People

• Arthur Drews
• Franz Kruckenberg
• Detlef Lienau

Other websites

Media related to Uetersen at Wikimedia Commons