Uetersen

Uetersen (German pronunciation: [ˈyːtɐzən], formerly known as Ütersen (Holstein)) is a city in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Elmshorn, and 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Hamburg at the small Pinnau River, close to the Elbe river. Uetersen is home to the Rosarium Uetersen, the oldest and largest rose garden in Northern Germany, created in 1929.

Uetersen
Coat of arms
Location of Uetersen within Pinneberg district
BevernBokelHeedeHeistHolmLangelnSchenefeldTangstedt
Uetersen
Uetersen
Coordinates: 53°41′14″N 9°40′9″E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictPinneberg
Government
 • MayorAndrea Hansen
Area
 • Total11.43 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Highest elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Lowest elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total18,567
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25436
Dialling codes04122
Vehicle registrationPI
Websiteuetersen.de

Name

The name of the city Uetersen, "utmost end", probably arose because it is "at the extreme end", referring to the fact that its location is at the transition to the geest Seestermüher marsh. But there is also the suspicion that the name of "Ütersteen" showing what "ultra-stone" or "Ütristina", the old name of Pinnau originates.

Mayors since 1870
Years Name
1870–1900Ernst-Heinrich Meßtorff
1900–1914Heinrich Muuß
1914–1918Ernst Ladewig Meyn
1918–1930Jakob Christians
1930–1933Heinrich Wellenbring (SPD)
1933Ferdinand Bauth (acting)
1933–1945Hermann Dölling (NSDAP)
1945Heinrich Stühmeyer (acting)
Years Name
1945–1956Heinrich Wilkens (SPD)
1956–1964Dr. Jürgen Frenzel (SPD)
1964–1988Waldemar Dudda (SPD)
1988–1994Wolfgang Bromma (SPD)
1994–2003Karl Gustav Tewes
2003–2009Wolfgang Wiech
2009–Andrea Hansen

Number of inhabitants
  • 1803: 2601
  • 1855: 3906
  • 1871: 4037
  • 1905: 6300
  • 1935: 7236
  • 1951: 15485
  • 1995: 18155
  • 2007: 17852
  • 2008: 17739
  • 2009: 17688
  • 2010: 17558
  • 2011: 17829

Coat of arms

Blazon:In a red shield is a silver (= white) gate without any door. The wall has six pinnacles. There is a silver (= white) tower on each side, having two windows each and topped by silver (= white) triangular roofs. Between the towers there is the nettle-leaf of the Counts of Holstein. In the open door at the base there stands a silver (= white) S-shaped object, which might show Virgin Mary and Jesus, standing upon a golden (= yellow) lying moon crescent and flanked by two golden (= yellow) stars on a red background. Below the door is a blue field probably symbolizing water.[2]

Notable people

Known Uetersener

A list of people who were born in Uetersen, live or have lived and work in the town or have been involved with it.

Ludwig Meyn in 1878
Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg in 1780

More people who are closely linked to Uetersen

These people have lived in Uetersen or are closely linked to the town. They have contributed to the reputation of the town or to the general welfare of the population.

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Uetersen is twinned with:

Literature
  • Rudolf Lavorenz: Uetersen, ISBN 3-89702-541-8 (de)
  • Theodor von Kobbe: Die Schweden im Kloster zu Uetersen (1830) (de)
  • Carl Bulcke: Silkes Liebe (1906) (Fate of the Roman society Uetersener) (de)
  • Elsa Plath-Langheinrich: Als Goethe nach Uetersen schrieb ISBN 3-529-02695-6 (de)
  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Briefe an Augusta Louise zu Stolberg (de)
  • Goethes Briefe ins holsteinische Kloster Uetersen ISBN 3-529-02682-4 (de)
  • Lothar Mosler: Blickpunkt Uetersen (Geschichte und Geschichten 1234 - 1984) (1985) (de)
  • Lothar Mosler: Mit der Eisenbahn durch Uetersen (1996) (de)
  • Lothar Mosler: Rosenstadt Uetersen im Wandel der Zeiten (1971) (de)
  • Dr. Ernst Brütt und Gerhard Scharfenstein: Uetersen und seine Einwohner (1995) (de)
  • Andreas Fründt: Das Hochadeliche Closter zu Uetersen (1986) (de)
  • Michael Schubert: Uetersen zwischen Marsch und Geest (1998) ISBN 3-86134-773-3 (de)

References
  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2019 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
  2. Kommunale Wappenrolle Schleswig-Holstein
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