Pinnau is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Pinneberg , in Schleswig-Holstein , Germany . The Amt Pinnau was formed in January 2007 by the merger of the Ämter Bönningstedt and Pinneberg-Land . The seat of the Amt is in Rellingen , itself not part of the Amt .
4-464: The Amt Pinnau consists of the following municipalities: 53°41′N 9°50′E / 53.683°N 9.833°E / 53.683; 9.833 This Pinneberg district location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pinneberg district Pinneberg ( German: [ˈpʰɪnəbɛɐ̯k] ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein , Germany . It
8-544: A continuous loss of territory to the neighbouring cities of Altona (later itself a part of Hamburg), Hamburg and Norderstedt . The island of Heligoland , formerly a district by itself, joined the district in 1932. The district is situated on the northern bank of the Elbe River. While Pinneberg is the smallest district within Schleswig-Holstein, it has the most inhabitants. Due to the growing Hamburg metropolitan area
12-455: Is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the districts of Steinburg and Segeberg , the city (and state) of Hamburg and the state of Lower Saxony (district Stade ). The island of Heligoland is also part of the district. The district is roughly identical to the former county of Holstein-Pinneberg . It was established by the Prussian administration in 1867. Since then there has been
16-458: The population is still increasing. The district consists mainly of the northwestern suburbs of Hamburg. Although the district of Pinneberg is only connected to the sea through the Elbe , the archipelago of Heligoland became a part of this district in 1932. The coat of arms displays a fir tree inside a white nettle-leaf. The leaf is from the arms of the county of Holstein-Schauenburg. The tree symbolises
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