Steinburg ( German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaɪnbʊʁk] ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein , Germany , administered from Itzehoe . It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Dithmarschen , Rendsburg-Eckernförde , Segeberg and Pinneberg , and by the Elbe River (and the district of Stade beyond).
3-478: Wewelsfleth is a municipality in the district of Steinburg , in Schleswig-Holstein , Germany . This Steinburg location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Steinburg The district's name is derived from a medieval castle called Steinburg, where the reeves ruled by order of their lords, the dukes of Holstein . This castle was first mentioned in 1307, and it
6-661: Is situated on the northern bank of the Elbe river, close to its mouth. The countryside is very plain. The Stör river, a right-hand tributary of the Elbe, flows through the district. Today the towns in Steinburg gradually become a part of the growing Hamburg metropolitan area. The lowest land point of the Federal Republic of Germany at 3,54 meters below sea level is located near the city of Wilster . Steinburg's highest point
9-437: Was abandoned and demolished in 1630. However, Steinburg remained the name of the region, and its new centre became Glückstadt before gradually moving to the town of Itzehoe. When Schleswig-Holstein became a province of Prussia in 1867, the district of Steinburg was established. The borders remained unchanged until 1970 when the newly founded town Schenefeld (formerly part of Rendsburg district ) joined Steinburg. The district
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