Rantzau
Encyclopedia
Rantzau is an Amt
("collective municipality") in the district of Pinneberg
, in Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany
. It is situated around Barmstedt
, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it. The Amt was named after the County of Rantzau
, which existed between 1649 and 1864.
("collective municipality") Rantzau consists of the following municipalities:
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 around Barmstedt
Barmstedt
Barmstedt is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in the south of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 8 km northeast of Elmshorn, and 30 km northwest of Hamburg. It has approximately 9,500 inhabitants which makes it the smallest town in the Pinneberg...
, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it. The Amt was named after the County of Rantzau
Rantzau (county)
The Imperial County of Rantzau was an immediate state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its territory is more or less congruent with the present Amt Rantzau....
, which existed between 1649 and 1864.
Subdivision
The AmtAmt (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") Rantzau consists of the following municipalities:
- BevernBevern, Schleswig-HolsteinBevern is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
- BilsenBilsenBilsen is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.Bereits vor mehr als 850 Jahren wurde das Dorf Bilsen zum ersten Mal 1148 urkundlich erwähnt. Es gehörte jahrhundertelang einem Hamburger Kloster....
- Bokholt-HanredderBokholt-HanredderBokholt-Hanredder is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
- BullenkuhlenBullenkuhlenBullenkuhlen is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
- EllerhoopEllerhoopEllerhoop is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig Holstein, Germany. It is twinned with the village of Hurst Green, East Sussex, UK.-Geography:Ellerhoop is situated to the north of Hamburg, close to the A23 Autobahn.-Points of interest:...
- Groß Offenseth-AspernGroß Offenseth-AspernGroß Offenseth-Aspern is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
- HeedeHeede, Schleswig-HolsteinHeede is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
- HemdingenHemdingenHemdingen is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
- LangelnLangeln, Schleswig-HolsteinLangeln is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
- LutzhornLutzhornLutzhorn is a small municipality, part of the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Three SubCommunities: Im Dorf, Krummendiek and Seis belong to Lutzhorn. Lutzhorn is part of the Amt Rantzau.-Geography:...