List of cities in Schleswig-Holstein by population

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The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein with a population of more than 15,000. [1] As of December 31, 2017, 35 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

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Kiel KielerInnenFoerdeLuftaufnahme.jpg
Kiel
Lubeck Aerial image of Lubeck (view from the southwest).jpg
Lübeck
Flensburg Luftbild Flensburg Schleswig-Holstein Zentrum Stadthafen Foto 2012 Wolfgang Pehlemann Steinberg-Ostsee IMG 6187.jpg
Flensburg

The following table lists the 35 cities and communes in Schleswig-Holstein with a population of at least 15,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. [2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.

  1. The city rank by population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German [2]
  2. The city name [2]
  3. The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts) [2]
  4. The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany [2]
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census [3]
  6. The city land area as of December 31, 2017 [2]
  7. The city population density as of December 31, 2017 (residents per unit of land area) [2]
2017
Rank		Citydistrict2017 estimate2011 Census2017 land area2017 pop. density
1 Kiel urban district247,943235,782119 km²2,090/km²
2 Lübeck urban district216,318210,305214 km²1,010/km²
3 Flensburg urban district88,51982,25856.7 km²1,560/km²
4 Neumünster urban district79,33577,24971.6 km²1,108/km²
5 Norderstedt Segeberg 78,67973,91358.1 km²1,354/km²
6 Elmshorn Pinneberg (district) 49,61847,45921.4 km²2,322/km²
7 Pinneberg Pinneberg (district) 43,15541,13721.5 km²2,003/km²
8 Wedel Pinneberg (district) 33,34731,24833.8 km²986.0/km²
9 Ahrensburg Stormarn (district) 33,30531,38035.3 km²943.5/km²
10 Itzehoe Steinburg 31,84830,88528.0 km²1,136/km²
11 Geesthacht Herzogtum Lauenburg 30,40728,75533.3 km²914.5/km²
12 Rendsburg Rendsburg-Eckernförde 28,78927,59423.7 km²1,213/km²
13 Henstedt-Ulzburg Segeberg 28,05626,65839.5 km²710.8/km²
14 Reinbek Stormarn (district) 27,40926,16931.2 km²877.6/km²
15 Schleswig Schleswig-Flensburg 25,11823,70124.3 km²1,034/km²
16 Bad Oldesloe Stormarn (district) 24,96424,26352.6 km²474.6/km²
17 Husum Nordfriesland (district) 23,27422,21525.8 km²901.7/km²
18 Eckernförde Rendsburg-Eckernförde 21,97921,94321.4 km²1,028/km²
19 Heide Dithmarschen 21,69920,76832.0 km²678.7/km²
20 Kaltenkirchen Segeberg 21,38619,70923.1 km²925.8/km²
21 Quickborn Pinneberg (district) 21,05619,72743.2 km²487.7/km²
22 Bad Schwartau Ostholstein 19,99719,43618.4 km²1,087/km²
23 Schenefeld Pinneberg (district) 19,14118,19710.0 km²1,916/km²
24 Mölln Herzogtum Lauenburg 18,92818,39825.1 km²755.6/km²
25 Uetersen Pinneberg (district) 18,42917,45611.4 km²1,612/km²
26 Glinde Stormarn (district) 18,36516,64011.2 km²1,637/km²
27 Halstenbek Pinneberg (district) 17,70016,37612.6 km²1,407/km²
28 Bad Segeberg Segeberg 17,27316,59218.9 km²915.4/km²
29 Stockelsdorf Ostholstein 17,07116,51756.7 km²301.1/km²
30 Eutin Ostholstein 16,94616,44941.4 km²409.3/km²
31 Schwarzenbek Herzogtum Lauenburg 16,37414,97411.6 km²1,416/km²
32 Bargteheide Stormarn (district) 16,04515,16415.8 km²1,014/km²
33 Preetz Plön (district) 16,04115,47114.4 km²1,114/km²
34 Ratekau Ostholstein 15,28515,21759.6 km²256.4/km²
35 Neustadt in Holstein Ostholstein 15,18715,02419.7 km²769.4/km²

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References

  1. ↑ "Laufende Stadtbeobachtung – Raumabgrenzungen" (in German). Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Homepage - Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
  3. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. April 10, 2014.
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