Quickborn
Quickborn | |
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Location of Quickborn within Pinneberg district  | |
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| Coordinates: 53°44′0″N 9°53′50″E / 53.73333°N 9.89722°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Pinneberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Beckmann (FDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.16 km2 (16.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 22,165 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 25451 |
| Dialling codes | 04106, 04193 |
| Vehicle registration | PI |
| Website | www.quickborn.de |
Quickborn (German pronunciation: [ˈkvɪkˌbɔʁn] ) is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It belongs to Metropolregion Hamburg and is located on the north part of Hamburg on Autobahn A7. It is a 700 year old town which also belonged to Denmark in the past.[2]
Connectivity
[edit]Quickborn is located about 18 km north from the centre of Hamburg, on the eastern edge of Kreis Pinneberg. It lies on the A7 between Hamburg and Neumünster. It is situated just 6 km from the Hamburg Airport. Quickborn is also located along the Hamburg-Altona–Neumünster railway, which connects it to the AKN railway and buses of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund. The S bahn train is coming in 2025 to Quickborn which will connect it directly to the main train station at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof without any change of trains.[3] This is going to be a big boost in Quickborn‘s connectivity as well as ambitious plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Geography
[edit]Northwest of Quickborn is the Himmelmoor, the largest raised bog in Schleswig-Holstein, which is about 605 hectares large. It has long been used for peat mining. For this purpose, a narrow-gauge railway was built through the bog. South of the city is the Holmmoor, a nature preserve that is about 110 ha. large.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Quickborn (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.2 (2.92) |
54.8 (2.16) |
58.0 (2.28) |
37.1 (1.46) |
60.8 (2.39) |
78.0 (3.07) |
91.2 (3.59) |
86.3 (3.40) |
67.1 (2.64) |
65.4 (2.57) |
70.2 (2.76) |
78.8 (3.10) |
821.5 (32.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.0 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 196.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87.5 | 85.0 | 80.8 | 74.6 | 74.1 | 75.2 | 76.6 | 79.0 | 82.8 | 85.7 | 89.3 | 89.7 | 81.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 40.1 | 63.2 | 116.7 | 182.8 | 223.9 | 207.3 | 220.0 | 191.0 | 146.4 | 107.4 | 49.1 | 34.6 | 1,570.8 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[4] | |||||||||||||
Employers in Quickborn
[edit]- Comdirect Bank Head Quarters
- Pinneberg Justice Court Branch
- Hansewerk
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]
Boxholm, Sweden (since 1974)
Malchow, Germany (since 1990)
Uckfield, England, United Kingdom (since 1990)
Notable people
[edit]- Franz Josef Degenhardt (1931–2011), songwriter, poet, satirist, novelist
- Mike Krüger (born 1951), Comedian, actor, singer, lived for several years in Quickborn
- Daniel Matthias Heinrich Mohr (1780–1808), botanist
- Carlo von Tiedemann (born 1943), TV Anchorman and actor
References
[edit]- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
- ^ https://www.quickborn.de/Veröffentlichungen/Quickborn/Pressemitteilungen/PM+Stadtwerke+05_05_2023-p-20260.html [bare URL]
- ^ "S-Bahnlinie 5 (Früher S21) | NAH.SH Unternehmen".
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Quickborn. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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