Elmshorn

Also known as Elveshorn, Elmshoorn

Elmshorn (; ) is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is 30 km north of Hamburg on the small river Krückau, a tributary of the Elbe, and with about 50,000 inhabitants is the sixth-largest town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the birthplace of writer and editor Hermann Schlüter (1851–1919), the mathematician Hermann Weyl (1885–1955) and the medievalist Heinz Woehlk (1944- ).

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Elmshorn is a town of about 50,000 people located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, roughly 30 kilometers north of Hamburg along the Krückau River. It is notable as the sixth-largest town in its state and as the birthplace of several notable figures, including mathematician Hermann Weyl and writer Hermann Schlüter.

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German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Elmshorn Bismarckschule.jpg
German location.image_caption: Bismarck School in Elmshorn
German location.image_flag: Flagge Elmshorn.png
German location.image_coa: Elmshorn-Wappen.png
German location.image_plan: Elmshorn in PI.svg
German location.state: Schleswig-Holstein
German location.district: Pinneberg
German location.elevation: 0-21
German location.area: 21.36
German location.postal_code: 25335, 25336, 25337
German location.area_code: 04121

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Economy and industry
Twin towns – sister cities
Education
Notable people
See also
References
External links

==Economy and industry== Historically Elmshorn had many companies in the food industry. Including meat processing and sausage production, margarine production and cereal processing. Major surviving companies include Dölling-Hareico (meat processing/sausage production) and Kölln (cereal processing, mainly oats and muesli).