Hohenwestedt

Hohenwestedt
Municipality
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Coat of arms
Location of Hohenwestedt within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
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Coordinates: 54°5′N 9°40′E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc.	Mittelholstein
Government
• Mayor	Jan Butenschön
Area
• Total	18.18 km^2 (7.02 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,396
• Density	300/km^2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	24594
Dialling codes	04871
Vehicle registration	RD
Website	www.hohenwestedt.de

Hohenwestedt (Low Saxon: Wiste') is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 23 km south of Rendsburg, 25 km west of Neumünster and 40 km southwest of Kiel.

It has a population of about 5,000 and a size of 18.18 squarekilometer. Since January 2012 it is part of the Amt Mittelholstein, of which it is the seat.

The town's landmark is the Peter-Pauls Church, the biggest church in town.

Hohenwestedt's twin towns are Müncheberg, Germany, and Billund, Denmark.

Transportation

The town lies on the Neumünster-Heide railway and offers connections to Neumünster and Heide.

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.