Wahlstedt | |
|---|---|
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Wahlstedt within Segeberg district  | |
)  Wahlstedt ) Wahlstedt | |
| Coordinates: 53°57′N 10°13′E / 53.950°N 10.217°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Segeberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matthias-Ch. Bonse (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.74 km2 (6.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,751 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 23812 |
| Dialling codes | 04554 |
| Vehicle registration | SE |
| Website | www.wahlstedt.de |
Wahlstedt is a town in the district of Segeberg in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Geography
The town lies about 50 km north of Hamburg, 40 km south of Kiel and 30 km west of Lübeck. It is about seven kilometers west of Bad Segeberg on the edge of the Segeberg Forest.
Politics
After the 2003 election, the 19 seats of the Wahlstedt city council are filled by nine CDU members, eight SPD members, and two FDP members.
International relations
Wahlstedt is twinned with:
Bjerringbro, Denmark 1969 - 2007
References
- ^ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2019 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
- Official Homepage (in German)