Elmshorn

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Elmshorn
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Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Pinneberg
Population	48,386 source (2005)
Area	21.36 km²
Population density	2,265 /km²
Elevation	0-21 m
Coordinates	53°45′ N 9°39′ E
Postal code	25335-25337
Area code	04121
Licence plate code	PI
Mayor	Brigitte Fronzek (SPD)
Website	stadt-elmshorn.de

Elmshorn, located 32 km north of Hamburg at the small river Krückau, close to the Elbe river, is the sixth-largest city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the birthplace of the medievalist Heinz Woehlk.