Halstenbek

Infobox German Location
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Wappen = Halstenbek Wappen.pnglat_deg = 53 |lat_min = 38
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Bundesland = Schleswig-Holstein
Kreis = Pinneberg
Höhe = 15
Fläche = 12.6
Einwohner = 16200
Stand = 2005-06-30
PLZ = 25469
Vorwahl = 04101
Kfz = PI
Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 56 018
Gliederung = 2
Straße = Gustavstraße 6
Website = [http://www.halstenbek.de/ www.halstenbek.de]
Bürgermeister = Linda Hoß-Rickmann
Partei =

Halstenbek is a free municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the north-western border of the city of Hamburg and approximately 5 km southeast of Pinneberg.

Points of interest

Halstenbek is the site of the so-called Knick-Ei, a gymnastics arena, the roof of which collapsed twice during construction and which was never completed. The building is nevertheless used in exhibitions as an example of "New German architecture". [http://www.ifa.de/kunst/nda/dpoitiers.htm]

Transport

Halstenbek is connected to the public transport system of Hamburg. The S-Bahn line 3 has the stops Krupunder and Halstenbek, which are both located in Halstenbek.

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Notable Residents

* Reinhard Suhren (1916–1984), U-Boat-Commander, died in Halstenbek