Trittau ( German pronunciation ; West Low German : Trittow ) is a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein , Germany , located 30 km east of Hamburg . It is the economical and administrative center of Amt Trittau , which is part of the Stormarn district. Other villages in the county are Grönwohld, Lütjensee, Großensee, Rausdorf and Grande.
4-555: Trittau is located close to the Hahnheide forest. Nearby rivers are the river Aue and the river Bille . The county is abundant with small lakes. The Trittau village dates back to the 12th century. It was first mentioned in 1167 in a document of Duke Henry the Lion . In those days it was situated close to the Hamburg - Rostock and Hamburg - Lübeck trade routes. The village then consisted of
8-584: A Saxon part (Groß-Trittau) and a Wagrian part (Klein-Trittau). In 1326, a castle was built to defend the region and the trade route against the Scarpenberg knights from nearby Linau castle. This Stormarn location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hahnheide 53°37′00″N 10°27′00″E / 53.6167°N 10.4500°E / 53.6167; 10.4500 ( Hahnheide ) The Hahnheide ( German pronunciation: [ˈhaːnˌhaɪ̯də] )
12-707: Is a wooded moraine landscape in the east of the municipality Trittau ( Stormarn County) in Schleswig-Holstein , in Germany . The name Hahnheide means derived in today's language High Heath . In the Middle Ages the Hahnheide was still associated with the Sachsenwald . Due to the economic use until 1821 the forest stock shrank more and more. In the middle of the 19th century, reforestation started, so that 95 % of
16-566: The area is wooded today. The area was protected in 1938. The second highest elevation in the 1,450 ha area is the Great Hahnheide Mountain (99 m above sea level). There, in 1974, after the former mayor Otto Hergenhan "Langer Otto" called, wooden observation tower was built and rebuilt in 2001 with a height of 27 m. The highest elevation, however, is the Little Hahnheide Mountain, curiously enough with 100 m above sea level,
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