- Segeberg
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Segeberg
state=Schleswig-Holstein
capital=Bad Segeberg
area=1334
population=253,300
population_as_of=2002
density=188
carsign=SE
url=http://www.kreis-segeberg.deSegeberg is a district in
Schleswig-Holstein ,Germany . It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Pinneberg,Steinburg andRendsburg-Eckernförde , the city ofNeumünster , the districts of Plön,Ostholstein andStormarn , and the city state ofHamburg .History
The history of the district is connected with the history of
Holstein . In 1134 the castle of Segeberg was erected as a regional centre from where the reeve of Segeberg ruled. When Schleswig-Holstein became aPrussia n province in 1865, the Prussian administration established the district of Segeberg.Since then the district has considerable grown twice: In 1932 parts of the dissolved district of Bordesholm joined the district; and in 1970 the city of
Norderstedt became part of the district.Geography
The district of Segeberg consists of the agricultural plains between the cities of
Neumünster andHamburg . A southwestern portion of the hilly lakeland called "Holsteinische Schweiz" (Holsatian Switzerland) belongs to the district, as well as some northern suburbs of Hamburg.Coat of arms
External links
* [http://www.kreis-segeberg.de/ Official website] (German)
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