Hanerau-Hademarschen

Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

54°7′43″N 9°24′58″E / 54.12861°N 9.41611°E / 54.12861; 9.41611CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictRendsburg-Eckernförde Municipal assoc.Mittelholstein Government • MayorThomas Deckner (CDU)Area • Total14.63 km² (5.65 sq mi)Elevation38 m (125 ft)Population • Total3,048 • Density210/km² (540/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes04872Vehicle registrationRD

Hanerau-Hademarschen is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the Kiel Canal, approx. 25 km southwest of Rendsburg.

Hanerau-Hademarschen was until 2008 the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Hanerau-Hademarschen. Now the seat of the Amt is Hohenwestedt which is outside the area of Hanerau-Hademarschen.

Notable people

• Theodor Storm (1817–1888), German writer (1880–1888 in Hademarschen)
• Ingo Kühl (* 1953), German painter, sculptor and architect (1964–1973 in Hademarschen)

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