- Stormarn
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Stormarn
state=Schleswig-Holstein
capital=Bad Oldesloe
area=766
population=220,400
population_as_of=2002
density=288
carsign=OD
url=http://www.kreis-stormarn.deStormarn is a district in
Schleswig-Holstein ,Germany . It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts ofSegeberg andOstholstein , the city ofLübeck , the district of Lauenburg, and the city state ofHamburg .History
The name Stormarn may be derived from "storm", hence meaning "stormy land". In medieval times the name was applied to a larger area, whereof the present-day district is only the eastern half.
Stormarn became a part of Holstein in the 12th century. When Schleswig-Holstein became a province of Prussia in
1867 , the Prussian administration established the district of Stormarn, withWandsbek as its capital. In 1937 the southwestern part of the district was incorporated into Hamburg, and the district lost half of its population. Since Wandsbek was now a borough of Hamburg, the capital was moved to Bad Oldesloe after the war. In 1970 Stormarn lost again substantial amounts of its territory, when the city ofNorderstedt was founded in order to become a part of the Segeberg district.Geography
The river
Trave runs through the district before entering the city of Lübeck. In the southernmost portion of Stormarn there are the eastern suburbs of the Hamburg metropolitan area.Coat of arms
External links
* [http://www.kreis-stormarn.de/ Official website] (German)
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