Segeberg

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Segeberg
Map of Schleswig-Holstein highlighting the district Segeberg
State	Schleswig-Holstein
County seat	Bad Segeberg
Area	1334 km²
Population	253,300 (2002)
Pop. density	188 inh./km²
Car identification	SE
Web page	http://www.kreis-segeberg.de

Segeberg 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.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Coat of arms
4 Towns and municipalities
5 External links

[edit] History

The history of the district is connected with 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 considerable grown twice: In 1932 parts of the dissolved district of Bordesholm joined the district; and in 1970 the city of Norderstedt became part of the district.

[edit] Geography

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.

[edit] Coat of arms

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

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns	Ämter	Free municipalities
Bad Bramstedt Bad Segeberg Kaltenkirchen Norderstedt Wahlstedt	Bad Bramstedt-Land Bornhöved Itzstedt Kaltenkirchen-Land Kisdorf Leezen Rickling Trave-Land	Boostedt Ellerau Henstedt-Ulzburg Trappenkamp

[edit] External links

Official website (German)

	Urban and rural districts in the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany
Urban districts	Flensburg \| Kiel \| Lübeck \| Neumünster
Rural districts	Dithmarschen \| Lauenburg \| Nordfriesland \| Ostholstein \| Pinneberg \| Plön \| Rendsburg-Eckernförde Schleswig-Flensburg \| Segeberg \| Steinburg \| Stormarn