Hörnerkirchen
Encyclopedia
Hörnerkirchen is an Amt
("collective municipality") in the district of Pinneberg
, in Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany
. It is situated approx. 12 km northeast of Elmshorn
. The seat of the Amt is in Brande-Hörnerkirchen.
The Amt
("collective municipality") Hörnerkirchen consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):
Amt (subnational entity)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...
("collective municipality") in the district of Pinneberg
Pinneberg (district)
Pinneberg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Steinburg and Segeberg, the city of Hamburg and the state of Lower Saxony .-History:...
, in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated approx. 12 km northeast of Elmshorn
Elmshorn
Elmshorn is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is located 32 km north of Hamburg at the small river Krückau, close to the Elbe river, is the sixth-largest city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany...
. The seat of the Amt is in Brande-Hörnerkirchen.
The Amt
Amt (subnational entity)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...
("collective municipality") Hörnerkirchen consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):
- BokelBokel, PinnebergBokel is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
(634) - Brande-HörnerkirchenBrande-HörnerkirchenBrande-Hörnerkirchen is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
(1.626) - OsterhornOsterhornOsterhorn is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
(443) - WesterhornWesterhornWesterhorn is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
(1.310)