Trittau (Amt)

Trittau is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Trittau.

Amt Trittau
Coat of arms
Location of Amt Trittau within Stormarn district
Amt Trittau Show map of Germany Amt Trittau Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Stormarn
Government
• Amtsvorsteher	Ulrich Borngräber
Area
• Total	93.35 km^2 (36.04 sq mi)
Highest elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Lowest elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	18,966
• Density	200/km^2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	22929, 22946, 22952, 22956, 22969
Dialling codes	04104, 04154, 04159, 04534
Vehicle registration	OD
Website	www.amt-trittau.de

Municipalities

The Amt Trittau consists of the following municipalities:

Municipality	Coat of arms	Summary
Grande		Grande is located on the river Bille and on the edge of the Sachsenwald.
Grönwohld		Grönwohld is located on the northern edge of the forest Hahnheide.
Großensee		Großensee with its location directly on the lake of the same name is a popular destination.
Hamfelde/Stormarn		Hamfelde/Stormarn is located between the forest Hahnheide and the river Bille, next to its sister municipality Hamfelde/Lauenburg.
Hohenfelde		Hohenfelde is the smallest municipality of the Amt Trittau and the district Stormarn.
Köthel/Stormarn		Köthel/Stormarn is located on the edge of the forest Hahnheide, right next to its sister municipality Köthel/Lauenburg.
Lütjensee		Lütjensee is located in the heart of the ″Stormarn Switzerland″ on the lake of the same name.
Rausdorf		Rausdorf is located on the forest ″Grander Tannen″ and the river Corbek.
Trittau		Trittau has been the center of a vast rural area for centuries.
Witzhave		Witzhave is rural, but has as the only municipality a direct highway access.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Trittau (Amt):[2]

• Saarijärvi, Central Finland, Finland
• Commune of Loire-Divatte consisting of the following municipalities: Barbechat; La Remaudière; Le Landreau; Le Loroux-Bottereau; Saint-Julien-de-Concelles and La Chapelle-Basse-Mer, France
• Wieliszew, Poland
• Totton and Eling, United Kingdom

References

1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2018 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
2. "Europa" (in German). Amt Trittau. Retrieved 2016-11-25.