Kellinghausen | ||
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Coordinates: 53°57′N 9°43′E / 53.950°N 9.717°ECoordinates: 53°57′N 9°43′E / 53.950°N 9.717°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Schleswig-Holstein | |
District | Steinburg | |
Government | ||
• Amtsvorsteher | Clemens Preine | |
Area | ||
• Total | 195.74 km2 (75.58 sq mi) | |
Population (2015-12-31) | ||
• Total | 22,862 | |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Vehicle registration | IZ | |
Website | www.amt-kellinghausen.de |
Kellinghusen is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Kellinghusen and in the Amt is situated the lesser-populated settlement of the nation, Wiedenborstel.
Before 1 January 2008, when it was joined by the (previously Amt-free) town Kellinghusen and the municipalities Hohenlockstedt and Lockstedt from the former Amt Hohenlockstedt, it was named Kellinghusen-Land.
The Amt Kellinghusen consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):